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| alliteration | The slick snake slithered slowly into the slime. |
| cliche | quiet as a mouse |
| concrete poem | A poem in which the words are arranged on a page in such a way as to represent the subject of the poem. |
| couplet | So call the field to rest, and let's away. |
| epic | A long narrative poem that relates the great deeds of a larger-than-life hero who embodies the values of a particular society. |
| figure of speech | Word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another. It is not meant to be understood at a literal level. |
| simile | my love is like a red, red rose |
| metaphor | the road was a ribbon in the moonlight |
| personification | happiness walked among the crowd placing smiles here and there |
| imagery | language which appeals to the senses |
| lyric poetry | expresses emotions but does not tell a story |
| metaphor | figure of speech which makes a comparison between two unlike things without using a connecting word such as: like, as, than or resembles |
| onomatopoeia | use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning. |
| personification | type of metaphor in which a non-human thing or quality is talked about as if it were human. |
| refrain | repeated word, phrase or series of lines |
| rhyme | day, way, say, may |
| simile | figure of speech which makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things by using a connective word such as as, like, than or resembles. |
| stanza | group of consecutive lines that form a single unit in a poem. |
| symbol | A person, place,thing or event which stands for both itself and something beyond itself. |
| alliteration | Repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together. |
| cliche | A word or phrase which has become lifeless because of overuse. |
| couplet | two consecutive lines of poetry that form a unit, often emphasied by rhyme. |
| rhyme | Repetition of accent vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words that are close together in a poem. |
| imagery | when all aloud the wind doth blow |
| onomatopoeia | arf, arf |
| symbol | The crowd cheered as uncle Sam lead the parade. |
