| A | B |
| onomatopoeia | The bee buzzed. |
| hyperbole | She cried an ocean of tears. |
| alliteration | Sneaky snakes slide silently. |
| cliché | I've told you this story a million times. |
| simile | Her eyes were shining like stars. |
| idiom | Time flies when you're having fun. |
| oxymoron | She ate a jumbo shrimp. |
| personification | The wind stood up and gave a shout. |
| metaphor | The teacher was a monster! |
| imagery | He was too sleep even to be surprised that the people in the portraits along the corridors whispered and pointed. |