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| poetry | A concentrated blend of imagery and sound to create an emotional response |
| imagery | language that appeals to the senses |
| figure of speech | A word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another (ex: similes and metaphors) |
| simile | A comparison between two unlike things using like, than, or as |
| metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things that does not use a comparative word |
| personification | a metaphor in which a nonhuman thing is talked about as if it were human |
| rhyme | words that repeat the same ending sounds |
| end rhyme | rhyming words found at the end of different poetic lines |
| internal rhyme | rhyming words found within the same poetic line |
| rhyme scheme | The pattern of end rhymes found in a poem |
| alliteration | The repetition of the same consonant sounds close together in a poem |
| assonance | The repetition of the same vowel sounds close together in a poem |
| onomatopoeia | The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning |
| simile | "He is as strong as an ox" is an example of which term? |
| metaphor | "She is my sunshine" is an example of which term? |
| internal rhyme | "I'm having a time thinking of a rhyme" is an example of which rhyming pattern? |
| alliteration | "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of which term? |
| onomatopoeia | Snap, crackle and pop are examples of which term? |
| personification | "The tree cradled the nest in its arms" is an example of which literary term? |
