| A | B |
| simile | a comparision of two unlike things, using like or as |
| metaphor | a direct comparision of two things |
| idiom | an expression that does not mean what it states |
| personification | giving human qualities to something that is not human |
| alliteration | repetition of the same initial sounds |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration |
| onomonopia | a word for an actual sound |
| cliches | sayings that have evolved to reflect acertain feeling |