Figurative language

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What is a stanza?

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Groups of lines within a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

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What does a simile do?

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Compares two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a metaphor?

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Comparing two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to something that is not human.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing.

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind.

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What is a rhyme?

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The repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines in poetry.