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| symbols | an ordinary object to which we attach meaning and significance |
| imagery | representation of anything we can see, hear, taste, touch or smell |
| figurative language | a language based on a comparison that is not literally true. "She hammered the ball." |
| rhyme | words that have the same end sound. “sound/drowned.” |
| alliteration | repeating the same first letter, poets create a special sound effect. |
| similie | uses the words 'like', 'as', 'than' or 'resembles' to comapre things that seem to have little or nothing in common. "His face was as red as a ripe tomato." |
| metaphor | a comparison that does not use 'like' or 'as'. "She is red." |
| personification | attributing human qualities to a nonhuman thing |
| idiom | a combination of words that has a meaning that is different from the meanings of the individual words themselves. "Fall in love." |
| tone | attitude of the writer or speaker toward the subject of the poem or audience |
| onomatopoeia | is the formation of words by imitating sounds. "Boom" "Bang" "Zap" |
