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What is a simile?
comparing something using 'like' or 'as'
What is a metaphor?
comparing something by saying IT IS something, when it actually isn't
What is alliteration?
same first letter of words next to each other
What is sibilance?
repetition of words with 's' in
What is onomatopoeia?
a word with a sound associated with the noise it makes
What is a hyperbole?
exaggerated statements
What is personification?
giving a noun human qualities
What is an oxymoron?
two contradictions next to each other
What is a stanza?
a paragraph of text within a poem
What is enjambment?
When a single sentence runs across multiple lines of poetry
What is form?
how we describe the structure of the poem
What is a semantic field?
a collection of words related to each other
What is a juxtaposition?
two contrasting images next to each other
What is assonance?
repetition of a vowel sound
What is a plosive consonant?
an abrupt sound made by B, P, T and D consonants
What is caesura?
punctuation in the middle of the line which creates a pause
