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Poetry
1st Year English
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Theme | The subject or topic of the poem |
| Image | A picture created by the poet for the poem |
| Metaphor | Comparing two things without like or as |
| Simile | Comparing two things using like or as |
| Assonance | Repetition of a vowel |
| Alliteration | Repetition of a constants at a start of a word |
| Personification | Giving human traits/emotions to inanimate objects |
| Rhyme | When two words sound like each other |
| Hyperbole | Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally |
| Onomatopoeia | A word that sounds like the word its describing |
| Sibilance | Repetition of a 's' sound |