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Poetry Unit
Poetry terms
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English
7th Grade
02/09/2012

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Term
metaphor
Definition
comparison between 2 unlike things. cannot use like or as
Ex- Fame is a bee
Term
similie
Definition
comparison between 2 unlike things using the words like or as
ex: The classroom is like an ice box.
Term
personification
Definition
a description of an object, animal, place or ideas as if it were human.
ex: The sun was smiling down on us
Term
alliteration
Definition
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
ex: Peter Piper picked a peck of ???
Term
onomatopeia
Definition
words that sound as they are written
ex: Bang, BOOM!!!
Term
Imagery
Definition
Appealing to the 5 senses of hearing, seeing, smell, touch, taste
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