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Poetry Terms
Simile
comparing two generally
unlike things using ‘like’
or ‘as’
Metaphor
comparing two generally
unlike things without
using ‘like’ or ‘as’
Imagery
writing with detail or
wording to invoke or
imagine one or more of
the five senses
Personification
giving human qualities or
characteristics to a nonhuman thing
Idiom
a phrase common to a
particular language that
does not mean what it
says
Hyperbole
an extreme exaggeration
Alliteration
repetition of consonant
sounds at the beginning
of three or more words
in a row
Literal Language meaning exactly what
you say
Figurative Language
saying one thing to
mean something else