| A | B |
| personification | occurs when an animal or object is given human characteristics. |
| similes | when two or more unlike things are compared using like or as |
| metaphors | when two or more unlike things are compared without using the words like or as |
| idioms | when a group of words are used to mean something other than their usual meaning. |
| hyperboles | an exaggeration |
| alliteration | when a series of words begin with the same letter |
| onomonopia | a word for an actual sound |
| cliches | sayings that have evolved in outr language to reflect a certain feeling |