| A | B |
|---|
| Hyperbole | Extreme exaggeration used to describe a person or thing; For example: She has as many pairs of earrings as there are stars in the sky |
| Irony | The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning; for example: Yeah, being a kid is one laugh after another. |
| Metaphor | A comparison without the words like or as; example: the cat is a big bag of bones |
| Metonymy | A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated, as in the use of WASHINGTON for the U.S. government or of THE SWORD for military power |
| Onomatopoeia | The use of words such as BUZZ or SPLASH that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. |
| Paradox | A seemingly self-contradictory statement that has some truth to it. For example: sitting is more exhausting than standing |
| Personification | Attributing human characteristics to objects, animals, or ideas, as in THE WIND HOWLED. |
| Simile | A comparison using the words like or as; for example, I felt as light as a feather. |
