Enjambment
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet or stanza.
Eg. The holy time is quiet as a nun
breathless with adoration.
Eg. The sun is bright as a flower
ready to be pollinated.
Couplet
A pair of successive lines, typically rhyming and of the same length.
Eg. Hear the honking of a goose
I think he's angry at a moose.
Eg. The stars shine bright
Creatures below fight.
Metonymy
The substitution of the name of an attribute adjunct for that of the thing meant.
Eg. We will swear loyalty to the crown (instead of king or queen).
Eg. You'll find him six feet under (instead of dead).
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