A | B |
hyperbole | Big exaggeration, usually with humor |
simile | Comparing two unlike things using like or as |
metaphor | Comparing two unlike things |
personification | Giving something human qualities |
idiom | A phrase with a secret meaning that's not to be taken literally |
onomatopoeia | Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it |
literal | real; word for word |
figurative | imaginary; language used to create a picture in the reader's mind |