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Tuesday 3 September 2019

Mix & Match Poetry Terms and Definitions

Figurative Language - Saying one thing and meaning something else.

Literal Language - Meaning exactly what you say.

Simile - Comparing two unlike things using the word "like" or "as".

Metaphor - Comparing two things not using the word "like" or "as".

Personification - Giving human qualities to non - human things.

Imagery - Writing with detail to arouse one or more of the 5 senses.

Idiom - A phrase common to people who speak the same language- saying one thing but meaning the other.

Hyperbole -  An exaggeration of the facts.

Alliteration - Repetition of consonant sounds in a piece of writing.

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