Figurative Language and Poetry Terms

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A creative way to use words and phrases beyond their literal meaning to explain something.

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figurative language

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Words that sound the same or similar in their endings. Example: The mouse drove to his house.

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rhyme

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The main idea or point of a text.

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theme

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A figure of speech that is used to compare two things. Usually states that something IS something. Ex. My mouth is a volcano.

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metaphor

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A group of lines arranged together in a pattern.

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stanza

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The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words in a phrase or sentence.

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alliteration

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A single row of words in a poem.

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line

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When an author gives an animal or object human qualities.

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personification

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A phrase that means something different than its literal meaning.

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idiom

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A figure of speech comparing two things using "like" or "as".

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simile