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figurative language
flashcards for quiz one
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration |
| metaphore | a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity |
| rhyme | correspondence in the final sounds of two or more lines |
| rythm | an interval during which a recurring sequence occurs |
| repitition | 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 |