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| simile | a figure of speech that uses like or as to make comparisons |
| metaphor | a figure of speech used to compare two unlike things without using like or as |
| personification | a figure of speech that applies human characteristics to non-human objects |
| hyperbole | intentionally exaggerated figure of speech |
| haiku | a 17-syllable, delicate, unrhymed Japanese verse, usually about nature |
| limerick | a 5-line, rhymed, rhythmic verse, usually humorous |
| ballad | a song-like narrative poem, usually featuring rhyme, rhythm, and refrain |
| free verse | poetry with neither regular meter nor rhyme scheme |
| couplet | a pair of rhyming lines |
| quatrain | a stanza containing four lines |
| rhyme | recurring identical or similar final word sounds within or at the end of lines of verse |
| rhythm | the recurring pattern of strong and weak syllabic stresses |
| meter | a fixed pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in lines of fixed length to create rhythm |
| repetition | repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis |
| alliteration | repetition of initial sounds |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sounds |
| consonance | repetition of final consonant sounds |
| onomatopoeia | the use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning |
