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11 Cards in this Set
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simile |
a comparison of two things using like or as |
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metaphor |
o comparison of two things without using like or as |
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personification |
giving human characteristics to a nonliving thing |
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hypertbole |
an extreme and obvious exaggeration |
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blank verse |
verse without rhyme |
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meter |
rhythmical patterns of stressed and unstressed |
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stanza |
group of lines in a poem |
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rhyme |
having the same sound at the end of two or more words |
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accent |
emphasis put on some syllables in words more than others |
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alliteration |
repeating the consonant sound at the beginnings of nearby words
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onomatopoeia |
a word whose sound is similar to the things or action it refers to |
