| A | B |
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| Alliteration | the repetition of the initial sound in a series of words |
| Assonance | the repetition of the vowel sound in a series of words |
| Rhyme | the repetition of the last sound in a series of words |
| Onomatopoeia | words that imitate sounds |
| Simile | figurative language that makes a comparison between two unlike things using "like", "as", or "than" |
| Metaphor | figurative language that compares two unlike things without using "like", "as", or "than" |
| Idiom | an expression that is particular to a culture or group of people |
| Personification | giving inanimate objects human characteristics |
| Oxymoron | combining two unlike terms |
| Hyperbole | an exaggeration typically meant to be humorous |
| Understatement | a statement that is restrained in ironic contast |
| Imagery | the use of concrete images and sensory details to create a picture in the reader's mind |
| Line | similar to a sentence in prose |
| Stanza | similar to a paragraph in prose |
| Meter | the measured arrangement of words in poetry to create rhythm (typically syllables) |
