Caesura - A pause in the middle of a line or poem, usually caused by punctuation., Sibilance - The repetition of an 's' sound in a series of neighbouring words., Alliteration - Where similar sounds are placed at the beginning of words that are near each other., Rhythm - The pace or beat of a poem (can vary from line to line)., Metaphor - A figure of speech which describes something by saying that it is something else., Repetition - Purposeful re-use of words and phrases., Simile - A comparison that states that two things are like each other., Enjambment - The continuation of a sentence or clause over a line break., Imagery - The name given to the elements of a poem that create pictures or images in your head., Onomatopoeia - The use of words to imitate or suggest the sounds that they describe., Personification - Attributing human ideas or actions to non-human objects., Extended metaphor - A metaphor that is developed across a whole section of text., Rhyme scheme - The way the poem's rhymes are arranged., Assonance - The repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together., Consonance  - The repetition of the same consonant sounds in a line of text., Hyperbole - A figure of speech composed of a striking exaggeration.,

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