Literary Terms

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Rhythm

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A regular pattern of sounds or movements.

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Stanzas

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Groups of lines in a poem, like paragraphs in a story.

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Simile

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A way to compare two things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

Example: He was as slow as a turtle.

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Metaphor

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A way to compare two things without using the words 'like' or 'as'.

Example: The classroom was a zoo.

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Paragraph

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A group of sentences that talk about one main idea.

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Repetition

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When you say or write the same word or phrase over and over again.

Example: "Let is snow, let is snow, let is snow."

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Figurative Language

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A way of using words that are not meant to be taken literally. It helps make writing more interesting.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of beginning sound. When words that start with the same sound are used close together in a sentence or phrase.

Example: She sells seashells by the seashore.

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that sound like the noises they describe.

Example: The thunder went boom.

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Rhyme

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Words that sound alike, especially at the end.

Example: fat cat