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Poetry Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| simile | comparison using the words "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | figure of speech--one thing is written as if it were another--comparison without using "like" or "as" |
| personification | figure of speech--inanimate object is given human characteristics |
| lyric poem | highly musical verse that expresses the emotions of the speaker |
| figure of speech | language that is meant to be understood imaginatively |
| narrative poem | poem that tells a story |
| rhyme | repetition of sounds at the ends of words |
| end rhyme | rhyme that occurs at the end of lines |
| internal rhyme | rhyme that occurs within lines of poetry |
| alliteration | repeition of beginning consonant sounds |
| onomatopoeia | word or phrases that sound like the things to which they refer |