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Poetic Devices and Literary Terms

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Symbol   An object (/idea) that represents another; (an object/idea that stands for something else)  
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Metaphor   A comparison made between two or more things without using the words like or as  
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Simile   A comparison made between two or more things using the words like or as  
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Personification   Giving human (/human-like) qualities (/characteristics) to inanimate objects or animals  
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Apostrophe   A figure of speech that is addressed to an absent or dead person  
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Hyperbole   Exaggeration or an overstatement  
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Paradox   A statement (/situation) that appears to be true but when viewed more closely is contradictory  
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Oxymoron   Contradicting terms (/words) that are put together (/appear in conjunction)  
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Onomatopoeia   Words that sound like what they are  
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Alliteration   The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a passage  
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Consonance   Repetition of consonant sounds in a passage  
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Assonance   Repetition of a vowel sound in a passage  
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