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 * Figurative Language in Poetry**

Figurative language is the use of words to create images. There are many types of figurative language, the most common of which are simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole. In poetry the use of figurative language can vary from very light to the extreme.

Simile- a comparison that uses "like" or "as"

Metaphor- a comparison that does not use like or as, but equates two unlike things

Personification- giving a non human thing human like qualities

Hyperbole- an extreme exaggeration