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Lit. Device/Spelling
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of similar sounds,usually consonants or consonant Ex. purple pickle |
| metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things Ex. The black cat is a poem. |
| onomatopoeia | when the word is the sounds and the sound is the word Ex. gurgle, bloop, pow, pur |
| rhyme | the repetition of sound in two or more words or phase Ex. cat, rat |
| simile | a comparison between two things using such, like,as or than Ex. The black cat is like a horrible nightmare |
| The Floss Rule | In a one syllable base word immediately followed by a short vowel the final f, s, or l is doubled. Ex. stuff, miss, full |
| Short Vowel Rule | Vowels make a short sound when a syllable ends in a consonant and has only one vowel. |
| Irregular Word | Spell captain |
| Irregular Word | Spell forfeit |
| Irregular Word | Spell laugh |
| Irregular Word | Spell plaid |
| Couplet | A stanza composed of two lines |