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poetic terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| simile | comparision using "like" or "as" |
| onomatopoeia | where the word sounds like the word, eg hiss |
| assonance | where words begin with the same vowel sound |
| alliteration | where words begin with the same consonant sound |
| image | visual picture in your mind |
| metaphor | comparison not using like or as eg he was a bull of a man |
| hyperbole | deliberate exaggeration |
| irony | where one word is open top different meanings. a form of sarchasm |
| stanza | verse of a poem |