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| alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds: The ship sank into the silent sea. |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sounds: brightened by the light of the fire (long i sound) |
| rhyme | repetition of the last sound in words: hog, log, fog |
| Onomatopoeia | words that imitate sounds: snap, crackle, pop |
| simile | makes a comparison between two unlike things using "like", "as", or "than": |
| metaphor | makes an implied comparison between two unlike things: The economy was a train wreck. |
| idiom | a figurative - not literal - expression that is particular to a culture or group: It's raining cats and dogs. |
| personification | giving inanimate objects human characteristics: Flowers danced in the wind. |
| oxymoron | combining two contradictory/opposite words for humor/drama: deafening silence, pretty ugly |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration for emphasis, contrast, humor: This lecture is killing me. |
| repetition | repeating of words, phrases, stanzas to create clarity/drama/emphasis: Shut up and drive, drive, drive. |
| imagery | writing that appeals to the 5 senses to create vivd images: Mud squished between his toes. |
| line | similar to a sentence in prose |
| stanza | a distinct numbered group of lines in a verse |
| meter | the measured arrangement of words in poetry to create rhythm (typically syllables) |
| end-stopped | pause or full stop at the end of a line created by punctuation or the end of a thought |
| enjambment | opposite of end-stopped; when an idea or sentences continues to the next line |
| dialect | language, spelling, grammar used by people of a specific area or class: I ain't got no shoes. |
| allusion | brief reference to an historical/Biblical/literary figure or event: Jonathan is such a Romeo. |
| pun | a play on similar-sounding words to create multiple humorous meanings: I couldn't figure out how lightning worked, and then it struck me. |
| euphemism | polite expression that replaces harsh words/phrases: going away=going to jail |
| cliche' | an expression, once fresh, now over-used and unoriginal (to be avoided): I love you with all my heart. Sick as a dog. |
