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Poetry Terms

Poetry Terms. Simile To compare two things using like or as. Ex. He is as tall as a mountain Metaphor Comparing two things by implying one thing is the other. Ex. The sea is an angry dog.

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Poetry Terms

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  1. Poetry Terms

  2. SimileTo compare two things using like or as.Ex. He is as tall as a mountainMetaphorComparing two things by implying one thing is the other.Ex. The sea is an angry dog.

  3. PersonificationGiving human characteristics to an animal, object, or idea.Ex. The wind whistled through the treesHyperboleExaggeration for dramatic effect Ex. My book bag weighs a ton.

  4. AlliterationThe effect created when words with the same initial letter (usually consonants) are used in close proximity Ex. She sells sea shells by the sea shoreOnomatopoeiaThe use of words that imitate the sound that the poet is trying to describe.Ex. Bang, crash, boom

  5. Tone The poet's attitude to the poem's subject Ex. Happiness, depression etc.IMAGERYThe representation through language of sense experience; language that appeals to the sensesEx. Touch, taste, smell, hearing, sight

  6. Rhyme The occurrence of the same or similar sounds at the end of two or more wordsEx. The cat lay on the mat Literal MeaningMeaning what is actually said

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