Poetry Vocabulary

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same beginning sound

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Onomatopoeia

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The imitation of sounds in word form

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Simile

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Comparison by using "like" or "as"

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What is an idiom?

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Phrase with a hidden meaning

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Hyperbole

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An exaggeration

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Metaphor

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Comparing by saying one thing IS another

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What is repetition?

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One or two phrases that are repeated to show importance or urgency

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What is a rhyme?

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Words that have the same ending sound

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What is a line?

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A single line in a poem (a sentence)

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Sensory details

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Describing using the 5 senses