ALLITERATION
1. Repetition of the first sound in words
ASSONANCE
2. Repetition of a vowel sound IN words
SIMILE
3. A comparison using the words like or as
HYPERBOLE
4. An exaggeration, not a comparison
ONOMATOPOEIA
5. When the word sounds like its meaning
OXYMORON
6. A pairing of words with opposite meanings
CONSONANCE
7. Repetition of a consonant sound in words
METAPHOR
8. A comparison without using the words like or as
Imagery
9. When the author paints a picture using words that appeal to the senses.
IDIOM
10. A word or phrase that has a different meaning, a connotative meaning, not a denotative or dictionary meaning
ANAPHORA
11. Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of lines of poetry
PARADOX
12. A pairing of words with opposite meanings but both are true
JARGON
13. A word or phrase whose meaning is related to a certain group of people
Forced rhyme
14. When you have to force the pronunciation of a word a bit in order for a rhyme to occur.
PERSONIFICATION
15. Giving something the characteristics of a person
Rhyme
16. When words end with the same sound in poetry
Internal Rhyme
17. When words within a line of poetry end with the same sound
Rhythm
18. The beat of the poem due to accented and unaccented syllables
Sight rhyme
19. When the words LOOK like they would rhyme
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