| A | B |
| Alliteration | watching and waiting by the wharf |
| Onomatopoeia | The burgers sizzled in the pan. |
| Simile | Her feet felt like ice. |
| Metaphor | Laughter is the best medicine. |
| Personification | My computer hates me! |
| Hyperbole | I'm so hungry I could eat the entire state of Texas! |
| Assonance | on a proud round cloud |
| Idiom | The math homework yesterday was a piece of cake. |
| Irony | The policeman stole the robber's lunch. |
| Symbolism | The dove represents peace. |