| A | B |
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| metaphor | comparison of unlike things without using like or as |
| simile | a comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
| personification | giving a thing or inanimate object human traits |
| alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds at the start of words in lines of poetry |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sounds in lines of poetry |
| onomatopoeia | words that by their sound suggest their meaning |
| paradox | seemingly contradictory statement that nonetheless can be true |
| rhyme scheme | correspondence of terminal sounds at the ends of lines of a poem; |
| exact (perfect) rhymes | opposite of slant rhyme/ a perfect, 100% rhyme |
| internal rhyme | occurs when the rhyming words appear in the same line of poetry |
| caesura | a pause or sudden break in a line of poetry |
| cinquain | a form of poetry employing the following syllable count: 2, 4, 6, 8, 2 |
