| A | B |
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| simile | two unlike things are compared using like, as or than |
| metaphor | states one thing is something else; compares two things, but does NOTuse like or as |
| imagery | words are used to help us imagine how something looks (sight), smells, tastes, sounds, or feels(touch) |
| personification | giving things or animals the traits of a person/human |
| hyperbole | exaggerating to make a point |
| alliteration | the first letter of a word is repeated in a line of a poem or sentence |
| onomatopoeia | sound words; words imitate sounds |
| onomatopoeia | I heard a splat. |
| hyperbole | I told you a million times |
| metaphor | He had moon eyes. |
| metaphor | His eyes were glowing moons. |
| simile | His eyes sined like the moon. |
| alliteration | Kris crunched carrots carefully. |
| alliteration | He shivered and shook. |
| personification | The sun put its arms around me. |
| simile | His smile was as birght as a new copper penny |
| imagery | I saw the glowing yellow lights against the dark night sky. |
| figurative language | using words in an interesting, playful way. It includes imagery, simile, metaphor,alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia, and hyperbole |
| metaphor | He has a heart of stone. |
| metaphor | Her heart is a block of ice. |
