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Poetry devices
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allusion: | A subtle, intentional reference to a historical, mythic, or literary person, place, event, or movement |
| metaphor | metaphor: the comparison of two unlike things that share something in common without using the words “like” or “as” |
| personification | personification: when an idea or object is given human attributes and/or feelings as if it were human |
| alliteration | alliteration: repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (such as “Mary baked more muffins than any other mom.”) |
| onomatopoeia | onomatopoeia: The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to (such as boom or splat) |
| repetition | repetition: the technique of repeating the same word or phrase multiple times within a poem |