| Term | Definition |
|---|
| simile | a figure of speech that compares two things , using the word like or as |
| alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
| metaphor | a figure of speech that compares two things without using the word like or as |
| personification | a figure of speech in which a nonhuman thing is given a human characteristic |
| poet | the author of a poem |
| passage | short story or article |
| examples | details supporting your answers |
| response | the answer to a prompt |
| prefix | a word part that is added before a word and changes the meaning of the word |
| suffix | a word part that is added to the end of a word and changes the meaning of the word |
| root | a word or word base from which other words are made by adding a prefix or a suffix |
| antonym | word that means the opposite |
| synonym | word that means the same |
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