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Alliteration
Repeating the same starting sound in a group of words (like "busy buzzing bees").
Personification
Giving human traits or actions to non-human things (like "the wind whispered").
Meter
The structured, rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line.
Assonance
Repeating similar vowel sounds inside nearby words (like "Go slow over the road").
Hyperbole
Using extreme exaggeration to make a point
Enjambment
Continuing a sentence or thought past the end of a line without a pause or punctuation.
Consonance
Repeating consonant sounds inside or at the end of words.
Imagery
Using descriptive words that appeal to the five senses to paint a picture in the mind.
Oxymoron
Placing two opposite or contradictory terms side by side
Similie
Comparing two things using the words "like" or "as" (like "cute as a kitten").
Onomatopoeia
Using words that sound like the actual noise they make
Symbolism
Using a physical object or action to represent a deeper, abstract idea.
Metaphor
Comparing two things directly by stating one thing is the other (like "time is a thief").
Rhyme
Using words with matching ending sounds to create a musical flow.
Repetition
Repeating a word, phrase, or full line multiple times to build emphasis and rhythm