| A | B |
|---|
| simile | He's as quiet as a mouse. |
| simile | a comparision using like or as |
| metaphor | Her hair was a water fall trailing down her back. |
| metaphor | comparing two things by calling one thing another |
| personification | The wind whispered his name. |
| personification | giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects |
| alliteration | The slippery snake slowly slinked southward. |
| alliteration | repeated use of a sound |
| cliche | a overly used saying or expression |
| cliche | That is awsome! |
| hyperbole | exageration |
| hyperbole | He hit that ball into the next state! |
| idiom | a saying that can't be taken literally |
| idiom | You could have knocked me over with a feather. |
| imagery | very descriptive language appealling to our five senses |
| imagery | The cool, crisp, juicy apple satisfied his hunger. |
| onomatopoeia | sound words |
| onomatopoeia | Oink |
