A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another using like or as.

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

Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in literary work. (5 SENSES)****.

A mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation.

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

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

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

In poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible (e.g., penitence, reticence ). {(Repeated vowel sounds.)}

Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.

The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

A literary device in poetry where human qualities, actions, or feelings are given to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract ideas.

The use of words and phrases with a meaning that goes beyond their literal definition to create a special effect, such as imagery or emotional power. It is a non-literal way of using language that is common in both literature and everyday conversation.

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Poetry Vocab

Poetry and figurative speech vocabulary important words!!!!!

Term	Definition
Simile	A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another using like or as.
Metaphor	a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things by stating one is the other, without using "like" or "as"
Imagery	Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in literary work. (5 SENSES)****.
Symbol	A mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation.
Allusion	An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Rhyme	Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
Alliteration	The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Assonance	In poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible (e.g., penitence, reticence ). {(Repeated vowel sounds.)}
Couplet	Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.
Diction	The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
Personification	A literary device in poetry where human qualities, actions, or feelings are given to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract ideas.
Figurative Language	The use of words and phrases with a meaning that goes beyond their literal definition to create a special effect, such as imagery or emotional power. It is a non-literal way of using language that is common in both literature and everyday conversation.

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