Poetry Terms

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A direct comparison of two unlike things that does NOT use like or as (x=y)

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Metaphor

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The organized pattern of rhyme in poetry

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Rhyme Scheme

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Language that appeals to one or more of your senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch

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Imagery

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The use of a word, phrase, line, or sound more than once

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Repetition

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The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words

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Assonance

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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

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Alliteration

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to non-human things

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Personification

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

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Hyperbole

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The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

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Meter

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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Simile