| Term | Definition |
|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words. |
| aphorism | a brief saying embodying a moral, a concise statement of a principle or precept given in pointed words. |
| consonance | the repetition of consonant sounds |
| imagery | language that evokes one or all of the five senses |
| hyperbole | exaggeration or overstatement |
| apostrophe | when an absent person, an abstract concept, or an important object is directly addressed. |
| assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds |
| iamb | an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one. |
| scanning | to determine its meter |
| foot | the basis of meter |
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