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| simile | a comparison between 2 things using 'like or as' |
| metaphor | a comparison of 2 unlike things in which one is referred to as though it were the other |
| personification | figurative language in which non-human things are given human characteristics |
| alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
| onomatopoeia | use of words that imitate sounds |
| stanza | a poetic paragraph containing one main idea |
| free verse | poetry without a regular rhythm, meter, or rhyme |
| rhythm | the beat of a poem |
| rhyme scheme | a regular pattern of rhymed words at the end of a line of poetry |
| sonnet | a lyrical poem with an advanced rhyme scheme |
| inversion | where words are out of standard english order to meet the rhythm or rhyme in a poem |
| aesthetic | with feeling or mood |
| mood | the feeling the audience takes away from a piece of poetry |
| tone | the feeling the author expresses inside a piece of poetry |
| repetition | the repeating of words or phrases within a poem |
| rhymed verse | a poem that rhymes |
| blank verse | a poem that has a rhythm but no rhyme |
| allusion | a reference to another event, person, or thing |
| symbolism | when something stands for something else |
| hyperbole | exaggeration - often used for humor |
