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| Onomatopoeia | Formations of a word that imitates the sound associated wih that thing. |
| Alliteration | The repeating of the same letter or sound usually at the beginning of words. |
| Simile | A comparison stating that one thing is like (or as) another. |
| Metaphor | A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily means one thing is applied to another thing in order to suggest a likeness between the two. |
| Rhyme | Word or line having the same last sound as another. |
| Repetition | The repeating of the same word or phrase to add rhythm or emphasis. |
| Personification | A figure of speech in which a lifeless thing or quality is spoken of as alive. |
| Onomatopoia | "Buzz went the bee" |
| Alliteration | "Sarah and Sally sailed the sea." |
| Simile | "The children stayed together like a school of fish." |
| Metaphor | "Poetry is a rainbow of words and star bursts" |
| Rhyme | "She crept up the stairs and swept the attic." |
| Repetition | "The rabbit went hopping, hopping, hopping, into the woods" |
| Personification | "The flowers danced in the afternon sun" |
