| Term | Definition |
|---|
| words or phrases that appeal to the senses and conjure up mental images | imagery |
| a comparison between two seemingly unrelated things, using connecting words such as LIKE, AS, or SEEMS in the comparison | simile |
| a comparison between two seemingly unrelated things that uses no connecting words | metaphor |
| giving human qualities or actions to something that is not human | personification |
| something concrete that stands for something abstract | symbol |
| the repeating of beginning consonant sounds in a group of words | alliteration |
| repetition of consonant sounds anywhere within a word | consonance |
| repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning, middle, or end of a word | assonance |
| a word such as plop, buzz, or snap, whose sound suggests its meaning | onomatopoeia |
| the repetition of words, phrases, or sentence structures | parallelism |
| words or phrases repeated in writing | repetition |
| the repetition of end sounds in words | rhyme |
| the pattern or beat or stresses in a phrase | rhythm |
| a reference made to a famous person, place, thing or event | allusion |
| the feeling crated in a reader by a literary work | mood |
| the attitude an author takes toward this subject, character, or reader | tone |
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