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| alliteration | the words all start with the same letter or sound |
| onomatopoeia | a word that says a sound |
| figurative language | The writer or speaker describes something through the use of unusual comparisons, for effect, interest, and to make things clearer. The result of using this technique is the creation of interesting images. |
| simile | a comparison using the words like or as |
| metaphor | a comparsion of two things usually saying one thing is the other |
| personification | giving animals or objects human quanlities |
| sound devices | the use of specific vowels, consonants, accents and the combination of these three make up the sound of the poem |
| Sally sell seashells | an example of alliteration |
| buzz, bang, pop | example of onomatopoeia |
| She is as pretty as a picture. | an example of a simile |
| The wind grabbed my hat. | an example of personification |
| rhyme and rhyme scheme | sound devices |
| metaphor, simile | example of figurative language |
