| A | B |
| imagery | language that appeals to the senses |
| personification | giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects |
| simile | a unique comparison of two unlike objects, using the words like or as |
| metaphor | a unique comparison of two unlike objects, without using the words like or as |
| allusion | an indirect reference to another work |
| alliteration | the repetition of the initial consonant sound in a string of words |
| anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| pun | a play on words |
| idiom | a commonly used expression that's meaning is different from its literal one |
| onomatopoeia | a word that sounds like the noise it defines |