| Term | Definition |
|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of sounds |
| assonance | repetition of accented VOWEL sounds |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words whose sound suggests or imitates its meaning |
| internal rhyme | when a word in the middle of a sentence rhymes with the word at the end of the same line |
| end rhyme | when the last word of the line rhymes with the last word of the next line |
| approximate rhyme | when the words rhyme approximately |
| exact rhyme | when the words rhyme exactly |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of rhyme in a poem |
| simile | a direct comparison between two relatively unlike things, uses words like "like, as, than" |
| direct metaphor | a direct comparison between two relatively unlike things, uses the word "is" |
| implied metaphor | an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things |
| oxymoron | terms that when put together, contradict themselves |
| apostrophe | addressing an inanimate object or departed person |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration for effect |
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