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10 Cards in this Set
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simile
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a comparison of two usually unlike things: uses like or as
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consonance
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the repetition of the same end consonants of words
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onomatopoeia
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the formation or use of wordds that imitate sound
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alliteration
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the repeating of the same beginning consonant osund in several words
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assonance
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the reletively close position of the same or similar vowel sounds
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personification
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the giving of human qualities to inanimate objects
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metephor
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an implied comparison between two basically unlike things
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hyperbole
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a bold, deliberate overstatment or exaggeration used for effect; not to be taken literally
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repetition
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a highly effective unifying force that establishes cycles of expectation each time it is repested
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poetry
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imaginative writing in which language, images, sound and rhythm combine to create a special effect
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