| A | B |
|---|
| Alliteration | The repetition of initial sounds |
| Metaphor | A strong comparison of two things NOT using "like" or "as" |
| Onomatopoeia | A word that sounds like what it means |
| Simile | When two unlike things are compared using "like" or "as" |
| Idiom | An expression whose meaning cannot be understood by the meaning of each individual word |
| Personification | Giving human qualities to something that is not |
| Hyperbole | A figure of speech in which an exaggeration is used for effect |
| Rhyme | Poets often use this device by choosing words whose endings sound the same or very similar |
| Stanza | In poetry. lines that are grouped together |
