| A | B |
| Simile | A comparison using like or as |
| Metaphor | A comparison between 2 unlike things |
| Onomatopoeia | A forming of a word that imitates a sound |
| Alliteration | The same starting letter all throughout the sentence |
| Hyperbole | Exaggeration used for emphasis or effect |
| Imagery | Visually descriptive language |
| Personification | When inanimate objects are given human qualities |
| Homonym | same pronunciation of a word, different meaning |
| Synonym | Similar or the same meaning of 2 words |
| Antonym | 2 words that have an opposite meaning |
| Cliche | A word that is used too often |
| Idiom | A group of words used by specific people that can mean 2 things at one time |
| Synecdoche | A word or phrase in which part of something is used to represent a whole |