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Couplet A two-line unit of poetry unified by rhyme and idea Metaphor An implied comparison Simile An explicit comparison using like or as Personification Giving human characteristics to something that is not human Irony An apparent contradiction involving humor or mockery Allusion A reference to another work or incident intending to invoke the full connotation of that work or incident Alliteration The repetition of initial consonant sounds Consonance The repetition of internal and ending consonant sounds Assonance The repetition of vowel sounds Onomatopoeia When the pronunciation of a word is similar to the sound the word describes Rhyme A pattern of similar sounds at the ends of a poem's lines Iamb A two-syllable foot of meter with the stress on the second syllable