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Poetry terms and their definitions
Study these key poetry terms and their definitions!
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Literature
9th Grade
03/13/2014

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Personification
Definition
The assignment of human traits to things, colors, qualities, or ideas
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
The formation of words that sound like or suggest the objects or actions being named
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alliteration
Definition
The same, beginning sounds in two or more words close together
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hyperbole
Definition
Using exaggeration to make a point
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simile
Definition
A comparison of two unrelated things using "like" or "as" to bridge the connection
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repetition
Definition
Repeating the same words or phrases through a poem to create a rhythm or to set a mood
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metaphor
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A comparison of two unrelated things, saying one thing IS another
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Imagery
Definition
Words that create a mental picture (they appeal to our senses)
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