| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Sensory images | Images that appeal to the senses |
| Allusion | A reference |
| Antithesis | Words and phrases that are parallel in order and in syntax express opposite or contrasting meanings |
| Apostrophe | Noun of direct address; nonliving or absent person OR an object or animal is addressed |
| Hyperbole | Exaggeration for effect/emphasis; not meant to be taken literally |
| Metaphor | A figure of speech in which two things are compared |
| Extended metaphor | A metaphor that is carried out through several lines, stanzas, paragraphs, or the entire poem/writing |
| Metonymy | Figure of speech where one word is substituted for another with which it is closely associated |
| Personification | Things are abstract ideas are given human attributes |
| Simile | Comparison- like or as |
| Synecdoche | Part to a whole; whole to a part |
| Understatement | Opposite of Hyperbole; expresses less than is true; usually has an ironic effect |
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