| A | B |
|---|
| alliteration | repetition of the first letters of words |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| personification | giving human qualities to something that is not |
| metaphor | comparison with a hidden meaning |
| simile | comparison using "like" or "as" |
| analogy | comparing two things |
| literal language | words, phrases that are meant to be understood word for word |
| idioms | expressions that have an understood meaning in a particular region, ex. "sick as a dog" |
| cliche | a phrase that has been over used, ex. "live and learn" |
| figures of speech | language that makes the author's feeling more clear to the reader |
