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7LA-Poetry Vocab 2
Poetry Vocabulary 2 (Melton)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| figurative language | writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally. |
| simile | figures of speech that use like or as to compare two unlike things |
| metaphor | figures of speech that compare two unlike things without using like or as |
| personification | a figure of speech that gives human feelings or characteristics to things that aren't human |
| hyperbole | a type of figurative language that uses extreme exaggeration to drive home a point |
| imagery | the use of vivid, sensory details to create a picture in the reader's mind |
| symbol | objects, people or places that represent something abstract |
| speaker in a poem | the person talking in the poem |