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poetry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Simile | A comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
| Stanza | A division in a poem named for the number of lines it contains |
| Theme | The message about life that the poem conveys |
| Tone | The attitude or mood the author creates |
| Hyperbole | A deliberate exaggeration |
| Alliteration | The repetition of the beginning consonant sounds in words |
| Imagery | Creates a picture in the reader's mind |
| Metaphor | A comparison of two different things. Doesn't use like or as |
| Meter | A rhythmic pattern in poetry that is usually repeated. |
| Onomatopoeia | sound words |
| Personification | Giving things that are not human the personalities of human |
| Repetition | to repeat sounds words phrases or whole lines in a poem |
| Rhyme | Words that end in the same sound end rhyme |
| rhyme scheme | The pattern of rhymes |
| Rhythm | The musical quality of a poem |