| A | B |
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| alliteration | repeated consonant sounds at beginning of words |
| onomatopoeia | words whose sounds suggest its meaning |
| metaphor | a figure of speech stating that two things are similar |
| simile | a comparison using like or as |
| hyperbole | an extravagant exaggeration |
| personification | giving human qualities to things or ideas |
| idiom | an expression whose meaning can not be understood from the words in it |
| "Hold your tongue." | an example of an idiom |
| "Buzz" | an example of onomatopoeia |
| "Sally sells seashells by the seashore." | an example of alliteration |
| "The book was a passport to adventure." | an example of a metaphor |
| "She floated in like a cloud." | an example of a simile |
| "My book bag weighs a ton." | an example of hyperbole |
| "The tree branch danced in the breeze.: | an example of personification |
