The attribution of human characteristics to something nonhuman such as an animal, inanimate object, or abstract notion.

Focuses on the perspective of the speaker or the "teller" of the story or poem.

Words or phrases that appeal to any sense or any combination of senses; it is visually descriptive.

The speaker is not part of the story, but narrates the thoughts and feelings of a single character while other characters are presented only externally.

A comparison between two objects with the intent of giving clearer meaning to one of them. Often, forms of the "to be" verb are used such as is or was to help make the comparison.

The repeated use of words, phrases, lines, or stanzas.

A short poem expressing personal feelings and emotions that may be set to music and often involves the use of regular meter.

The similarity of ending sounds existing between two words.

The atmosphere or feeling created by the writer in a literary work or passage.

The use of details in writing that an author uses to help the reader experience the five senses.

The use of words that imitate sound (ex. zip, buzz, tick-tock)

A comparison between two unlike items using a specific comparison word such as like or as.

A grouping of two or more lines of a poem in terms of length, metrical form, or rhyme scheme.

An object or action that represents something other than its literal meaning

The central idea, message, or moral of a literary work

A long narrative poem, usually chronicling the deeds of a folk hero and written using both dramatic and narrative literary techniques.