the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ).

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).

A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things by stating one is the other, without using "like" or "as".

correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.

A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song

Personification is a literary device that gives human qualities, actions, or emotions to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract ideas to make writing more vivid and engaging

a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light ).

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Poetry

7th Period

Question	Answer
alliteration	the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
hyperbole	exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
onomatopoeia	the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ).
simile	a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).
metaphor	A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things by stating one is the other, without using "like" or "as".
rhyme	correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
rhyme scheme	A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song
personification	Personification is a literary device that gives human qualities, actions, or emotions to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract ideas to make writing more vivid and engaging
idiom	a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light ).

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