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What is a a figure of speech which involves an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things using a form of ‘be’. The comparison does not use like or as? metaphor
What is a a figure of speech which compared two unlike things using the word like or as? simile
What is a group of words that together mean something beyond the definitions of the individual words. People often use these when they speak normally and it is not translated literally? idiom
What is a figure of speech which gives human traits to an animal, object, or idea? personification
What is a repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words? alliteration
What is the use of words that mimic sounds? onomatopoeia
What is an exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. It is not used to mislead the reader, but to emphasize a point? huperbole
What is a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem? stanza
What is a repetition of sounds at the end of the word or lines in a poem? rhyme
What expresses the writers feelings and attitude toward the subject? tone
What is the musical quality created by the stressed or unstressed syllable? rhythm
What is one or more lines are repeated in each stanza of a poem? refrain
What is the arrangement of word or lines on the page to produce a desired effect? structure
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