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a direct comparison between (2) unlike things NOT using like, as or than |
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a comparison between (2) unlike things using the words like, as, or than |
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EXTREME exaggeration in order to get a point across |
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Giving nonhuman things the qualities of a human being |
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The repetition of the same consonant sound in the same line of poetry |
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When the total opposite of what you thought was going to happen takes place |
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When a poem has no rhyme/meter included |
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When a poem doesn't have a regular rhyme/metrical pattern |
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The pattern of rhymes in a poem |
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The repetition of vowel sounds in a single line of poetry |
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When a word, phrase, stanza, etc is stated more than once |
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a word that suggests its meaning |
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when one thing is used to represent another |
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using given information to come to a conclusion |
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words that appeal to the senses |
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the author's feelings toward the subject |
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the feelings of the reader toward the subject of the work |
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a group of lines making up a segment in a poem |
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The small girl was a caged bird her whole life and couldn't wait to spread her wings and fly |
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Life for me has been no crystal stair, but more of a termite infested raggedy porch. |
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Using "figures of speech" to compare one thing to another, but not in a literal sense |
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Saying exactly what you mean |
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Though time went by quickly, the sun took his time setting on the beautiful Atlantic. |
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