| A | B |
| alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sound 2 or more times in a sentence |
| hyperbole | an exgeration usually involving humor |
| personification | giving human qualities to nonliving things |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two things using like or as |
| metaphor | the comparing of two nouns without the use of like or as |
| onomatopoeia | naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it |
| figurative language | methods to make our writing more interesting |
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