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A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

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Personification

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.

A comparison of two unlike things without using the word like or as.

A group of lines in a poem

A group of words together printed as a separate entity in a poem, a part of a stanza

Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity

A comparison using "like" or "as"

words or phrases are repeated in a quick succession after each other for emphasis

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

A unit of speech heard as a single sound; one "beat" of a word or phrase.

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