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Poetry Terms
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7th Grade
03/14/2013
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SIMILE
 Definition
Comparison using the words "like" or "as"
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METAPHOR
 Definition
Comparison not using the words "like" or "as"
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RHYME SCHEME
 Definition
Pattern of lines that rhyme in a poem
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ALLITERATION
 Definition
Repetition of a consonant sound, usually at the beginning of words
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RHYTHM
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Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem
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ONOMATOPOEIA
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Words that sound like what they mean
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PERSONIFICATION
 Definition
Gives human qualities to an object or animal
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HYPERBOLE
 Definition
An exaggeration
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