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describing words
Term | Definition |
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similie | is a figure of speech that directly compares two things through the explicit use of connecting words (such as like, as, so, than, or various verbs such as resemble). |
assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyming within phrases or sentences, and together with alliteration and consonance serves as one of the building blocks of verse. |
alliteration | is the repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables of a phrase. |
cacophony | a harsh discordant mixture of sounds. |
imagery | Visual imagery pertains to graphics, visual scenes, pictures, or the sense of sight. Auditory imagery pertains to sounds, noises, music, or the sense of hearing. . Kinesthetic imagery pertains to movements or the sense of bodily motion. |