* "With a wild white face and a worried look"
Assonance: Repetition of the same vowel sound in a line of poetry.
* "The ghost was white as chalk and cold as clay"
Consonance: Repetition of the same consonant sound at the end of words in a line of poetry.
* "The cold wind blew and the old wife shivered"
Enjambment: Running on of a sentence from one line of poetry to the next without a pause.
* "The ghost was white as chalk and cold as clay,
He stood by the bed and stared at me"
Hyperbole: Exaggeration for effect.
* "The ghost was as tall as a giant"
Metaphor: Comparison of two things that are not alike but share some qualities.
* "The ghost was a shadow in the night"
Onomatopeia: Use of words that imitate sounds.
* "The wind howled and the trees creaked"
Personification: Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.
* "The wind whispered in my ear"
Simile: Comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as."
* "The ghost was as white as a sheet"
Symbolism: Use of an object, person, or place to represent something else.
* "The ghost is a symbol of death"