| A | B |
| Onomatopoeia | using words that imitate the sound they denote |
| Simile | a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things using "like" or "as" |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity |
| Personification | attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas |
| Alliteration | use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word |
| Idiom | expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from its words |
| Imagery (Sensory Language) | he ability to form mental pictures of things or events |
| Hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration |