Figurative Language

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What is Imagery?

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Language and poetic techniques used to create mental pictures and evoke emotions in the reader.

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What is Meter?

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Rhythmical patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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What is a Simile?

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Comparing two unlike things using 'as', 'like', or 'than'.

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What is Alliteration?

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Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

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What are Oxymorons?

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Two words that have opposite or very different meanings.

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What is a Metaphor?

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A comparison between two things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is Personification?

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Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.

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What is Hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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Words that sound like their meaning, such as 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

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What is a Couplet?

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Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.