Figurative Language and Poetry Terms Review

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A simile compares two unlike things using ____ or ____.

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like as

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"Her eyes were an ocean." Example of?

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metaphor

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Giving non-human things human traits: "tossing their heads in a spritely dance"

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personification

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________ is descriptive language appealing to the 5 senses.

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imagery

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Repeating consonant sounds at the start of words

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alliteration

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Repeating vowel sounds in consecutive words or phrases

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assonance

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Repeating consonant sounds at the end of consecutive words or phrases

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consonance

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Assonance & consonance: _______ _______ vs. only one: _______ _______

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perfect rhyme slant rhyme

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Use of the same word multiple times

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repetition

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Extreme exaggeration

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hyperbole