| A | B |
| Metaphor | Compares directly saying something is something else |
| Simile | Compares using like or as |
| Personification | Gives non-humans qualities of a human |
| Alliteration | Repetition of initial word sound |
| Onomatopoeia | Sound Words |
| Hyperbole | Exaggeration |
| Example Metaphor | Chanel is an Einstein. |
| Example Simile | The test was as easy as a lazy summer day. |
| Example Personification | The wind whispered promises of spring. |
| Example Alliteration | Dan darted dangerously into traffic. |
| Example Onomatopoeia | Her shoes clacked against the pavement. |
| Example Hyperbole | I could sleep for ten million years. |