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Poetry Terms

TermDefinition
Simile A compression by using two like things by using like or as.
Metaphor A compassion of using two unlike this without using like or as.But can be found by using are or is
Personification A type of metaphor which is giving unlike living things a human quality
Alliteration A repetition sound begin with the same letter which is constantly repeated.(Constants are all the letters except an,e,i,o,u and y)
Assonance The repetition of vowel sounds (within stresses syllables) of neighboring words.Inside of the word
onomonopia Words which imitate the sound they refer to.
rhyme:true/pure rhyme A rhyme within the line
rhyme:near/half/impure rhyme Slight or inaccurate repetition of sounds. ( also and impure rhyme)
rhyme:eye rhyme Words that look like they rhyme (similar spelling),but do NO rhyme (also and sight rhyme)
Hyperbole A extreme exaggeration
irony Saying the opposite of what you actually mean
Paradox A statement that seems to contradict or oppose itself,yet actually reveals some truth.
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