| A | B |
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| simile | a comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
| metaphor | comparing two unlike things without using like or as |
| personification | giving human characteristics to inanimate objects |
| hyperbole | a great exaggeration |
| alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sounds anywhere in the words |
| consonance | a repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in the words |
| onomatopeoia | words that sound like the name of the word |
| repetition | words or phrases are repeated |
| rhyme | endings of words sound alike |
| end rhyme | at the end of lines, words rhyme |
| internal rhyme | words rhyme in the middle of a line |
