| A | B |
|---|
| comparing two things using LIKE or AS | simile |
| comparing two things without LIKE or AS | metaphor |
| giving human characteristics to non-human things | personification |
| using extreme over exaggeration | hyperbole |
| using extreme under exaggeration | understatement |
| repetition of a CONSONANT sound | alliteration |
| repetition of a VOWEL sound | assonance |
| a word which represents a SOUND | onomatopoeia |
| "As large as a house" is an example of... | a simile |
| "Like a ball of cotton" is an example of... | a simile |
| "He was a rock of strength" is an example of... | a metaphor |
| "The wind screamed through the trees" is an example of... | personification |
| "I've told you a million times!" is an example of... | hyperbole |
| "He has a brain the size of a pea." is an example of... | understatement |
| "All apes are arrogant" is an example of... | assonance |
| Shelly shouted, "Shut the door!" is an example of... | alliteration |
| "Wally went westward." is an example of... | alliteration |
| "The buzzz of the chainsaw was loud" is an example of... | onomatopoeia |
