1. Figurative Language
Review

2. 1. Repetition of the first sound in words
ALLITERATION
1. Repetition of the first sound in words

3. 2. Repetition of a vowel sound IN words
ASSONANCE
2. Repetition of a vowel sound IN words

4. 3. A comparison using the words like or as
SIMILE
3. A comparison using the words like or as

5. 4. An exaggeration, not a comparison
HYPERBOLE
4. An exaggeration, not a comparison

6. 5. When the word sounds like its meaning
ONOMATOPOEIA
5. When the word sounds like its meaning

7. 6. A pairing of words with opposite meanings
OXYMORON
6. A pairing of words with opposite meanings

8. 7. Repetition of a consonant sound in words
CONSONANCE
7. Repetition of a consonant sound in words

9. 8. A comparison without using the words like or as
METAPHOR
8. A comparison without using the words like or as

10. Imagery
9. When the author paints a picture using words that appeal to the senses.

11. IDIOM
10. A word or phrase that has a different meaning, a connotative meaning, not a denotative or dictionary meaning

12. 11. Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of lines of poetry
ANAPHORA
11. Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of lines of poetry

13. 12. A pairing of words with opposite meanings but both are true
PARADOX
12. A pairing of words with opposite meanings but both are true

14. JARGON
13. A word or phrase whose meaning is related to a certain group of people

15. Forced rhyme
14. When you have to force the pronunciation of a word a bit in order for a rhyme to occur.

16. 15. Giving something the characteristics of a person
PERSONIFICATION
15. Giving something the characteristics of a person

17. 16. When words end with the same sound in poetry
Rhyme
16. When words end with the same sound in poetry

18. 17. When words within a line of poetry end with the same sound
Internal Rhyme
17. When words within a line of poetry end with the same sound

19. 18. The beat of the poem due to accented and unaccented syllables
Rhythm
18. The beat of the poem due to accented and unaccented syllables

20. 19. When the words LOOK like they would rhyme
Sight rhyme
19. When the words LOOK like they would rhyme

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