| A | B |
|---|
| simile | a comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
| metaphor | a comparison of two unlike things by saying that one thing is a dissimilar object or thing |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration that cannot possibly be true |
| personification | giving human qualities to nonhuman things |
| idiom | a group of words whose collective meaning is quite different from their individual, literal meaning |
| alliteration | the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words |
| allusion | a reference to a person, place, or event from literature, sports, history, movies, or the arts |
| onomatopeia | words whose sounds suggest their meanings |
