What is a metaphor?
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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating that one is the other, without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Time is a thief.'
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What is personification?
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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human objects or abstract concepts. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
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What is onomatopoeia?
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Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate the natural sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. Examples: 'buzz', 'bang', 'sizzle'.
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What is alliteration?
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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'
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What is a simile?
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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile was like the sun.'
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What is rhyme?
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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds in the final stressed syllables of two or more words, often used in poetry. Example: 'cat' and 'hat'.
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What is meter in poetry?
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Meter is the rhythmic structure of verses in poetry, determined by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
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