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Flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Simile | A figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things |
| Hyperbole | extravegent exaggeration |
| Metaphore | a figure or speech that suggests a non-literal similarity |
| Rhyme | correspondence in the final sounds of two or more lines |
| Rhythm | an interval during which a recurring sequence occurs |
| Repetition | the act of doing or performing again |
| Alliteration | use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word |
| onomatopoeia | using words that imitate the sound they denote |
| stanza | a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem |
| personification | attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas |