a type of literature that uses the sounds, rhythm, and meanings of words to describe the world in striking and imaginative ways

lines in a poem that are organized in units of meaning

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

use of words that imitate sounds

A comparison using "like" or "as"

A comparison without using like or as

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

expresses the same thing in another form

giving off light

small fish

curving motion

speak

sweet smelling

latin root meaning light

a thing that represents something other than itself

very interested

hard, gray rock

made of clear, brilliant glass

upper legs and hips of an animal

suffix meaning one who

A clause that can stand alone as a sentence

does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence

small groups of trees

unit of length used to measure the depth of water

dried up

rotten

making hissing or spitting noises

small number

suffix meaning without

to restate something in your own words

without stopping

remarkably

able to bend easily; flexible

soft and fluffy

wanted; desired

wanting something that someone else has

prefix meaning not

a poem's rhythmical pattern