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"A comparison using like or as."
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Simile
What is the definition of the word Metaphor?
Comparing two unlike things, or a statement that two objects are similar.
"Giant Baby"
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Oxymoron
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"Repetition"
Repeating something multiple times, or sounds, or images.
-Japanese poem
-Usually about Nature
-3 lines
-5 syllables, 7 , then 5
Haiku
"The use of any element of language- a sound, a word, a phrase, a clause- more than once. "
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Repetition
What is the definition of the word Personification?
Giving human qualities to nonhuman objects.
"The tall glass of ice water called to me as multiple water droplets slid down the smooth surface."
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Imagery
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"Metaphor"
Any direct comparison without using like or as.
-Spells out a word going down
-Doesn't have to rhyme
-A very basic poem
Acrostic Poem
"Creating mental pictures using the 5 senses."
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Imagery
What is the definition of the word Hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration.
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
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Alliteration
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"Personification"
Anything that has nature speaking, biting, whispering, or giving it human qualities.
-Funny/lyrical poem
-AABBA Rhyme scheme
-anapestic meter/rhythm
-a bounce
-Were often nursery rhymes
Limerick
"Combination of contradictory terms that takes on a different meaning."
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Oxymoron
What is the definition of the word Alliteration?
Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
"The bees buzzed."
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Onomatopoeia
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"Symbol"
Anything they provide evidence for.
-About something you love, a tribute
-Creepy
-Addresses the subject
-Uses many of the 5 senses
Ode
"Repeated vowel sounds."
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Assonance
What is the definition of the word Symbol?
Representation of something complex, general, or abstract.
"The man was as old as the hills."
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Hyperbole
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"Assonance"
Anything that has a repeating vowel (a, e, i, o, u) sound.
-14 line poem, 3 quatrains
-each line having 10 syllables
-ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme scheme
-turn at the end of the poem called a volta
English/ Shakespearean Sonnet