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Poetry Terms- ENG
english poetry terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alliteration | 2 or more words that begin with the same sound |
| Analogy | compares to something outside of poem |
| Allusion | reference to historical or literary (biblical) |
| Hyperbole | deliberate overexaggeration |
| Metaphor | comparing something without like or as |
| Metonymy | Use 1 word that represents something else |
| Synecdoche | use 1 part of something to refer to the whole "he took her hand in marriage" |
| Onomatopoeia | words that contain a sound |
| Oxymoron | words put together that are total opposite like "intelligently dumb" |
| Personification | when an object is given human like features |
| Simile | compared with another thing using like or as |
| Symbol | represents an object - something else |