| A | B |
|---|
| Personification | When a nonhuman thing (an idea, object, or animal) is given human characteristics. |
| Onomatopoeia | Words that imitate sounds. |
| Simile | Comparison of two things using the words like or as. |
| Metaphor | Comparison of two things without using like or as. |
| Dialect | Language spoken by people in a particular area or region. |
| Allusion | A reference to a well known person, place, thing or event that the writer assumes the reader is familiar with. |
| Idiom | A common expression that does not literally mean what is said. |
| Hyperbole | An extreme exaggeration. |
| Figurative Language | Language that does not mean what is literally said. |
| Literal Language | Language that means exactly what is said. |
