| A | B |
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| narrative | a type of poetry that mainly tells a story |
| figurative language | descriptive language intended to encourage the imagination |
| alliteration | the repetition of the beginning sounds of words, especially in poetry |
| personification | giving human characteristics to non-human characters or objects |
| onomatopoeia | words that represent the actual sounds they produce (i.e. splash, squish, buzz) |
| metaphors | figurative language that compares two different things by stating that one is the other |
| similes | are figurative language that compares two different things using like or as |
| hyperbole | is an exaggerated form of expression in both poetry and prose |
| imagery | descriptive language that appeals to at least 1 of the senses |
