| A | B |
|---|
| Simile | Comparing two unlike things using the works like or as |
| metaphor | comparing two unlike things NOT using the words like or as - |
| hyperbole | an exaggerated statement |
| onomatopoeia | words that imitate sounds |
| personification | giving human characteristics to non-human things |
| foreshadowing | when an author gives the reader hints or clues to suggest what will happen later |
| irony | what a character says is often the opposite of what is meant |
| flashback | an action that interrupts to show an event that happened at an earlier time |
| theme | the message the author wants the reader to understand |
