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English Poetry
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English
6th Grade
05/07/2013

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Metaphor
Definition
Comparison that does not use “like” or “as”
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
Words representing sounds
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Repetition
Definition
Using a word or phrase more than once.
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Personification
Definition
Giving human traits/traits or abilities to an animal or an object
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Assonance
Definition
Repetition of the middle vowel sound
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Simile
Definition
Comparison the DOES use “like” or “as”
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Alliteration
Definition
Repetition of the beginning sound or letter.
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Hyperbole
Definition
An exaggerated statement to make a point
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Metaphor
Definition
Her eyes were big blue saucers.
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Onomatiopeoia
Definition
Boom! Bam!
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Repition
Definition
Night remembers the light glow. Night remembers the dark shadows.
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Personification
Definition
The leaves danced in the wind.
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Assonance
Definition
Asleep she wheezes at ease
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Simile
Definition
After the haunted house she was as white as a ghost
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Alliteration
Definition
A brilliantly beautiful blue jay sat on a branch
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Hyperbole
Definition
I was so hungery I could eat a horse.
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