| A | B |
| Idiom | a phrase which means something different from what it says |
| Metaphor | a comparison which doesn't use like or as |
| Simile | a comparison using like or as |
| Hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration |
| Onomatopoeia | words that imitate sounds |
| Personification | giving human qualities to non-humans |
| Alliteration | repetition of initial consonants for effect |
| Irony | what happens is quite different from what is expected |