It was July, and the sun

toasted the emerald grass

until it smelled of warmth

and green and life.

It was July, and my heart

soaked up the air warmth

until it sang of joy

and love and life.

How many lines in the poem above?

The musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables

is called

Using words that have the same (or very similar) ending sound

is called

The use of

words that vividly describe a sound

(the word mimics the sound)

so that readers can clearly "hear" them

is called

A comparison of

two different things

using "like" or "as"

is called

A figure of speech that

offers an exaggerated

or extravagant statement

(that is not meant to be taken literally)

in order to highlight a point

is called

A figure of speech that

gives human-like characteristics

to an abstract idea

or non-human thing

is called

A direct comparison of two unlike things

that does NOT use like or as

(x=y)

is called

Using a concrete object or phrase

to represent a different abstract idea

is called

A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.

Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.