- Alliteration: The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or syllables, such as "saving" and "savior."
- Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry, such as "I want to be your salvation" and "I want to be the one you come running to."
- Metaphor: A comparison between two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as," such as "I'm the light that shines through your window."
- Personification: Giving human qualities to an inanimate object or abstract idea, such as "the night is whispering."
- Simile: A comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as," such as "I'm like a river that keeps on flowing."