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Mrs. Loudon
n/a
9
Language - English
8th Grade
01/18/2010

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Term
Simile
Definition
a comparison between two unlike things using like or as
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Metaphor
Definition
a comparison where something is said to be something that it can not be. Does not use like or as
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PERSONIFICATION
Definition
human or lifelike qualities are given to something not living or human.
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Imagery
Definition
The use of words that appeal to the senses: sight sound smell taste touch
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Hyperbole
Definition
An exaggeration for effect
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onomatopoeia
Definition
sound words
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alliteration
Definition
the repetition of initial consonant sounds
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Rhyme
Definition
the repetition of syllabel sounds at the end of a line of poetry
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