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| Metaphor | is a figure of speech that compares two things without using the word like or as. These things usually have something in common. |
| Figurative language | is expressions that are not literally true. They create fresh and original descriptions. |
| Personification | is a figure of speech in which nonhuman things (an idea, object, or animal) is given human characteristics. |
| Imagery | appeals to the senses. It is written so that the reader can literally hear, feel, taste, touch, smell, see what the author is describing. |
| Simile | is a figure of speech that compares two things, using the word like or as. |
| Symbolism | is when a writer uses a concrete object to stand for an idea. |
| Repetition | is the use of any element of language more than once. The repetition could take place with a sound, word, phrase or grammatical structure. |
| Rhythm | can follow the poet’s natural voice in free verse poetry, as if the writer were speaking to the reader. |
