Literary Elements/Poetic Devices

When a poet repeats a word, line or stanza in a poem

A comparison without the use of like or as

Occurs after the climax as the characters work to solve the problem

The way the author describes a character through their thoughts, actions, and words

The high point of intensity in a story

The solution to the problem in a story

An author's use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to his or her work.

The events leading to the climax

When a number of words in a line of poetry have the same beginning consonant sound

The central message in the story

The narrator's position in relation to the story being told

The use of like or as to compare two unlike things

The way an author uses language to write a story

A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

The main problem/struggle in the story

A brief description of the main events

The use of exaggeration for effect

The way the reader feels when they are reading a story

When words have the same ending sound

The use of words that imitate natural sounds