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| alliteration | the repetition of the initial consonant |
| cinquain | a five-line stanza with successive lines containing two, four, six, eight and two syllables |
| haiku | a Japenese poem consisting of 17 syllables arranged into 3 lines of 5-7-5 that expresses a single thought |
| hyperpole | an exaggeration that goes beyond reality to emphasize a point |
| idiom | a phrase which means somethng different than what each of its words taken one-by-one means. |
| metaphor | a comparison of two unlike things stating that one thing is the other thing. |
| onomatopoeia | use of words that sound like their meanings |
| personification | things or animals are given human qualities |
| poetry | a literary expression in which words are used in a concentrated blend of sound and imagery to create an emotional response |
| repetition | a device that poets use to emphasize a thought or idea |
| rhyme | used in poetry beause it is pleasing to hear |
| simile | a comparison of two unlike things using the word like or as |
| stanza | is the equivalent to a paragraph in normal prose |
| syllables | used in poetry to make the line have a rhythm that's easily remembered |
