Alliteration - The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close together., Assonance - The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in words that are close together., Hyperbole - A figure of speech that presents an overstatement or exaggeration for emphasis or amusement. , Imagery - Descriptive language that can be said to create pictures in our head when we read., Juxtaposition - Setting one thing next to another, usually to act as a contrast., Metaphor - A comparison of one thing to another where it is described in terms of being something else without the use of ‘as’ or ‘like’., Onomatopoeia - Words that sound like the thing that they are describing or sound like they look., Oxymoron - Figure of speech that combines two apparently contradictory ideas., Personification - When human characteristics are given to inanimate objects, such as a chair, or animals, or to abstract ideas., Repetition - The use of repeated words or phrases for emphasis., Rhyme - The correspondence of sound between words or the ending of words., Rhythm - The pace or the beat of the poem., Simile - A comparison between two different things, actions or feelings using the words ‘as’ or ‘like’., Stanza - A group of lines in verse.,

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