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| idiom | an expression that cannot be understood or translated "word for word". |
| alliteration | repeated initial consonant sounds |
| hyperbole | an intentional exaggeration |
| metaphor | The comparison of one thing to another without the use of like or as, but are alike in some way |
| simile | a comparison using like or as |
| onomatopoeia | Words that sound like they are, imitation of a sound in word form |
| personification | a special kind of metaphor making an object (not alive) act like a person or have human characteristics |
| Imagery | language that appeals to the senses, sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell |
| Tone | an attitude the writer takes toward an audience, character, or subject shown through word choice and detail |
| Voice | the writers personality in the piece created by word choice and detail |
| Theme | the central message of a literary work- not the subject |
| line | poetic sentences or phrases |
| Refrain | Repeated word, phrase, line or group of lines in a poem or song or even a speech |
| Rhythm | The pattern of sounds or beats that help poetry flow from one idea to the next |
| Rhyme scheme | The rhyming of words at the ends of two or more lines of poetry |
| Repetition | The repeating of a word at the ends of two or more lines of poetry |
| Stanza | A group of lines arranged in various patterns according to meter, rhyme or rhythm |
| Figurative language | The use of words, phrases, symbols, and ideas in such a way as to create mental images and sense impressions. |
