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Poetry Terms
A review of Poetry terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alliteration | Using words that begin with the same sound as the next. |
| Simile | comparing two things without using the words like or as |
| Personification | Give human traits to a nonhuman thing |
| Metaphor | Comparing 2 things using the words like or as |
| Stanza | A Poem paragraph |
| Onomatopoeia | Words that sound like the object or actions they refer to |
| Rhyme | Words that have the same ending sound |
| Refrain | A group of lines repeated two times or more |
| Free Verse | Written without a rhyme, meter, or length |
| Hyperbole | A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect. ex:This book weighs a ton. |