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Poetic Techniques

WORD LIST
1. Words that sound like the noise they describe.
2. The repetition of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
3. A comparison of two similar things, using 'like' or 'as'.
4. A way of describing something by saying it is something else.
5. A form wordplay that uses multiple meanings of a word.
6. A polite word or expression that is used to refer to things which people may find upsetting or embarrassing to talk about.
7. When human characteristics, such as thoughts, feelings or actions, are given to something non-human.
8. Repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, especially at the ends of lines.