| A | B |
|---|
| personification (definition) | giving human characteristics to non human things |
| simile (definition) | a comparison using "like" or "as" |
| metaphor (definition) | compares two UNLIKE things - does not use "like" or "as" |
| hyperbole (definition) | extreme exaggeration |
| hyperbole (example) | Mrs. Arsenault gave us 20 hours of homework tonight! |
| onomatopoeia (definition) | the word sounds like what it is - ex: BUZZ sounds like a buzzing sound |
| onomatopoeia (example) | CRACK went the branch as it fell from the tree. |
| personification (example) | the rain kissed my cheek |
| metaphor (example) | your mind is an open book |
| simile (example) | he was as thin as a toothpick |
| alliteration (definition) | the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words |
| alliteration (example) | She smiled her sweet smile at the stewardess. |
