another technique that creates sounds in the reader's mind

a set pattern that determines which words in a poem will rhyme

a direct comparison between two unlike things using like or as

compares two unlike things without using like or as

giving human characteristics to something that isn't human

any type of language that is not figurative or uses the straightforward meaning of the words.

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Term	Definition
Alliteration	a form of repetition
onomatopoeia	another technique that creates sounds in the reader's mind
Rhyme Scheme	a set pattern that determines which words in a poem will rhyme
Simile	a direct comparison between two unlike things using like or as
metaphor	compares two unlike things without using like or as
Personification	giving human characteristics to something that isn't human
Literal Language	any type of language that is not figurative or uses the straightforward meaning of the words.