| A | B |
|---|
| hyperbole | using exaggeration for effect |
| personification | giving nonliving objects human characteristics or qualities |
| simile | comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | comparing two unlike things not using the words "like" or "as" |
| alliteration | the repetition of the same beginning sound |
| onomatopoeia | words that represent sounds or sound effects |
| idiom | a saying or expression in which the words are not meant to be taken literally |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern in which a poem rhymes |
