Literary Terms and Devices

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the beginning sound in words.

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Imagery

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Creates a picture in the reader's mind.

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Metaphor

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A comparison of two different things. Doesn't use like or as.

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Mood

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The feelings and emotions the reader gets when reading a poem.

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Onomatopoeia

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Sound words.

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Personification

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Giving things that are not human, the personalities or actions of humans.

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Repetition

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To repeat sounds, words, phrases, or whole lines in a poem.

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Rhyme

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Words that end in the same sound, end rhyme.

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Rhythm

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The musical quality of a poem.

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Simile

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A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.