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figures of speech, sounds of language & other poetic elements

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simile   using like or as to compare 2 unlike things  
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metaphor   comparison of 2 unlike things; creates a mental picture  
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personification   giving human traits to something not human  
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hyperbole   exaggeration  
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alliteration   repetition of consonant sound; usually at the beginnings of words  
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rhyme   ends of words that sound alike  
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end rhyme   end of lines that rhyme  
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internal rhyme   words that rhyme within a line  
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near rhyme   words that look like they might rhyme but don't  
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rhythm   a pattern of stressed & unstressed beats  
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regular rhythm   a steady beat  
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free verse   syllables arranged freely  
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repetition   repeating of words, phrases, or even punctuation; done so for emphasis  
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rhyme scheme   letters of the alphabet used to chart rhyme  
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haiku   3-line poem of 5-7-5 syllables  
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narrative poem   poem that tells a story  
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lines   groups of words in poetry  
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stanza   group of lines in poetry  
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concrete poem   lines of poetry arranged to depict the topic  
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allusion   reference to the Bible, literature, history, mythology, or anything outside the writing the writer expects the reader to know  
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