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| This is the DEFINITION for personification | the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notion |
| This is the DEFINITION for hyperbole | obvious and intentional exaggeration |
| This is the DEFINITION for imagery | the use of language to appeal to one's senses in order to "paint a mental picture" |
| This is the DEFINITION for simile | a comparision between two unlike things using like, as, than, or resembles |
| This is the DEFINITION for mood | an emotional quality in a piece of literature |
| This is the DEFINITION for metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things NOT using like or as |
| This is the DEFINITION for voice | a literary term used to describe the individual writing style of an author |
| This is the DEFINITION for rhyme scheme | the pattern of rhyming words in a poem or song |
| This is the DEFINITION for tone | the attitude a writer takes towards a subject or character: serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, satirical, tongue-in-cheek, solemn, objective, etc. |
| This is an EXAMPLE of simile | Mrs. Smith eats like a horse. |
| This is an EXAMPLE of metaphor | My dad is one hungry horse after running through the park! |
| This is an EXAMPLE of hyperbole | I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse. |
