| A | B |
| Simile | comparison using "like" or "as" |
| Metaphor | comparison without "like' or "as" |
| Personification | human characteristics are given to an animal or object |
| Alliteration | Repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds |
| Onomatopoeia | word that imitates a natural sound or the sound made by an object |
| Hyperbole | exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one believes |
| Idioms | words have different meanings different from its words |
| Paradox | statement that is contradictory |
| Symbolism | object representing another yo give different meaning |