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| Simile | figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind |
| Metaphor | A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it does not literally apply |
| Alliteration | refers to the repetition of a particular sound in the first syllables of a series of words or phrases |
| Onomatopoeia | a word that imitates the sound it represents |
| Personification | The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman |
| Rhyme | A word that has the same sound as another |
| End Rhyme | words have the same ending sound |
| Internal Rhyme | a rhyme between words in the same line |
| Imagery | used in literature to refer to descriptive language that evokes sensory experience |
| Assonance | resemblance of sounds between words. |
| Prose | matter-of-fact or commonplace written expression |
| Idiom | a language, dialect, or style of speaking peculiar to a people |
| Hyperbole | intentional exaggeration |
| Meter | arrangement of words in regularly measured, patterned, or rhythmic lines or verses. |
| Figurative Language | The use of words, phrases, symbols, and ideas in such as way as to evoke mental images and sense impressions. |
