2.  Poetry that consists of the elements of plot, conflict, character, and setting

3.  Vivid descriptions that help the reader visualize a scene through the use of sensory language. (5 senses)

4.  A voice that talks to the reader in a poem

5.  The repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words.

6.  The matching of final vowel or consonant sounds in two or more words

7.  The recurrence of accent or stress in lines of verse. In the following lines from "Same in Blues" by Langston Hughes, the accented words and syllables are underlined:  I said to my baby, Baby take it slow.... Lulu said to Leonard I want a diamond ring

8.  Repeating the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer

9.  The contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs.  3 types:  1. verbal  2. situational  3. dramatic

10.  Verbal irony is the use of words to mean something different from what a person actually says.  “Thanks for the ticket, Officer, you just made my day!”

11.  It involves a discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually happens.  There is, however, a difference between situation irony and coincidence or bad luck.  When someone washes his car and it rains, that is just bad luck; nothing led him or her to think that it would not rain. However, when a TV weather presenter gets caught in an unexpected storm, it is ironic because he or she is expected to know the exact weather changes.

12.  Occurs when the audience is aware of something that the characters in the story are not aware of.  In a scary movie, the character walks into a house and the audience knows the killer is in the house.