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| simile | a comparison nof two things that have some quality in common. The comparison is made using words like "as" or "like" |
| metaphor | a comparison of two things that have some quality in common, but does NOT use words like "as" or "like" |
| extended metaphor | a figure of speech that compares two unlike things at length |
| personification | the giving of human qualities to an animal, object or idea. EX: the wind howled |
| stanza | the grouping of two or more lines in a poem |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of end rhyme in a poem |
| alliteration | a repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words whose sound suggest their meaning. EX; bang, stomp, hiss |
| free verse | poetry without regular patterns of rhyme and rhythm |
| mood | a feel that a literary work conveys |
