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Literary Terms
Poems specificaly
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hyperbole | A deliberate exaggeration. Ex: My cat weighs a ton |
| Idiom | A saying that cant be understood by the individual words. Ex: I've been in the doghouse ever since I forgot to do the dishes |
| Personification | Giving things that are not human personalities and abilities . Ex: the wind whistled a happy tune. |
| Metaphor | A comparison of two unlike things without using the words like or as. Ex: The teacher was a he. |
| simile | A figure of speech that compares two unlike things USING the words like or as. Ex: Her smile was like a rainbw. |
| Onomatopoeia | Word that are sounds. (Imitate) Ex: Bang, brrrr, clang, ding, and wolf. |
| Alliteration | Word that sound similar but are NOT rhyme. Ex: Slimy slugs slither slowly down the sidewalk. |