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| alliteration | the repetition of the same beginning sound usually a consonant in a phrase or line of poetry |
| imagery | the author's use of description to create pictures in the reader's mind |
| metaphor | the comparison of two things that does not use like or as |
| onomatopoeia | a sound device in which a word makes the sound. example: crash bang |
| personification | a device in which human qualities and ideas are given to things. The wind whispered |
| poetry | an expression of feelings in words |
| repetition | repeating words or phrases |
| rhyme | two or more lines that end with rhyming words |
| rhythm | the beat in a poem (meter) |
| simile | the comparison of two things using the words like or as |
| stanza | a related group of lines in a poem |
| tone | choice of words and phrasing to show the author's attitude or feeling |
