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Poetry Terms
ELA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| simile | the comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as” |
| metaphor | the comparison of two unlike things without using “like” or “as” |
| hyperbole | exaggeration or overstatement |
| personification | giving human qualities to animals or objects |
| onomatopoeia | a word that imitates the sound it represents |
| alliteration | two or more words which have the same beginning sound |
| rhyme scheme | the way in which a poet arranges rhymes throughout a poem (use letters A,B,C... to show pattern of rhymes) |