| A | B |
| Idiom | phrase with different meaning than actual words |
| Hyperbole | phrase using exaggeration to highlight a point |
| Simile | comparison of two things using like or as |
| Metaphor | comparison of two things not using like or as,but using "Be" verbs like was or is |
| Refrain | repeated phrase in a song lyic or poem |
| Personification | giving human abilities to an object or animal |
| Onomatopoeia | words that mimic sounds |
| Imagery | sentences that use descriptions that appeal to one or more of the five senses |
| Alliteration | repeated intial consonant and sound |
| Autobiography | book writtem by a person about their own life |
| Memoir | book written by a person about a set of events in their life |
| Personal Narrative | short selection written by a person about an event in their own life |