A rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible
the literal or primary meaning of a word
the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
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