Mr Joyce List 3

Front

The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in a line

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Alliteration

Front

Something that shows how two things are alike

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Analogy

Front

Extreme exaggeration for effect

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Hyperbole

Front

A comparison of unlike things without the use of words like, as, or than

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Metaphor

Front

Sound words

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Onomatopoeia

Front

A figure of speech in which contradictory terms are combined

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Oxymoron

Front

Attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things

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Personification

Front

Using words, phrases, or stanzas over again to make a point

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Repetition

Front

Words that sound alike

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Rhyme

Front

A comparison using like, as, or than

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Simile