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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Metaphor | a figure of speech in which something is spoken of as though it were something else; direct comparison of two unlike things. |
| Simile | a figure of speech in which like or as is used to make a comparison |
| Personification | a figure of speech in which something not human is treated as if it were human. |
| Symbolism | the use of something to represent something beyond itself |
| Alliteration | repetition of the same initial consonant sound |
| Situational irony | exists when what happens is the exact opposite of what is expected to happen |
| Verbal irony | exists when a person says one thing and means another |
| Dramatic irony | occurs when the audience has important information that the characters do not |
| Onomatopoeia | the use of a word or phrase that actually imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes. Example: sparkle |
| Hyperbole | exaggeration. |
| Cliché | a phrase that has been so long in use that its meaning is lost |
| Epic | a long narrative poem that traces the adventures of a hero, usually a hero with super human strength |
| Ballad | a short, musical poem usually focused on a single situation, often love or death. |
| Haiku | a three-line poem usually about nature |
| Rhythm | the pattern created by arranging stressed and unstressed syllables |
| Rhyme | repetition of accented vowel sounds and all succeeding consonant sounds |
| Allusion | a reference in a work of literature to a character, place, or situation from another work of literature, music or art |
| Assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds |
| Flashback | narration of event before the normal time sequence of the plot |
| Free verse | poetry without fixed meter or pattern |
| Blank verse |