| A | B |
|---|
| Simile | His eyes are as blue as the sea. |
| Simile | compares two things using "like" or "as" |
| Metaphor | compares two things without using "like" or "as" |
| Metaphor | Ice cream is heaven. |
| Hyperbole | An exaggeration used for effect. |
| Hyperbole | It's 1,000 degrees outside! |
| Personification | giving an object or animal human qualities |
| Personification | The willow tree waved hello. |
| Onomatopoeia | the formation of words that imitate the sound associated with something |
| Onomatopoeia | Kapow! Swish! Buzz! |
| Idiom | a phrase that means something other than what the literal words convey |
| Idiom | You let the cat out of the bag. |
| Alliteration | the repetition of a consonant sound |
| Alliteration | Sheri slices salami for her scrumptious sandwich. |
| Allusion | a brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or fictitious, or to a work of art |
| Allusion | He is a real Romeo with the ladies. |
