| A | B |
|---|
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| idiom | a word, phrase, or expression that does not mean what it really says |
| simile | comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
| metaphor | comparison of two unlike things without using like or as |
| onomatopoeia | sound words |
| personification | giving human qualities to nonhuman things |
| H | My sister wears so much makeup that she needs a chisel to remove it. |
| I | My little brother is down in the dumps today. |
| S | The wind is like a sweet, slow melody. |
| M | She is such a pig. |
| O | The wolves howled all night. |
| P | Before my speech, my stomach did backflips. |
