a comparison using "like" or "as"

a comparison of two unlike objects without using "like" or "as"

a series of words with repeated beginning sounds

a word that, when pronounced, imitates the sound it makes

words that show what someone or something does

words that appeal to at least one of the 5 senses

a tool to give human qualities to non-human (often non-living) things

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Poetry Craft Vocab

Question	Answer
simile	a comparison using "like" or "as"
metaphor	a comparison of two unlike objects without using "like" or "as"
alliteration	a series of words with repeated beginning sounds
onomatopoeia	a word that, when pronounced, imitates the sound it makes
active verbs	words that show what someone or something does
imagery	words that appeal to at least one of the 5 senses
personification	a tool to give human qualities to non-human (often non-living) things