| A | B |
| imagery | using the five senses to describe |
| personification | an inanimate object or idea is given human characteristics |
| alliteration | words start with the same sound in close proximity |
| simile | comparing two seemingly unalike things using the words "like" or "as" |
| parallel structure | similar grammatical structure is used repeatedly |
| metaphor | comparing two seemingly unalike things by saying one is the other |
| repitition | words or phrases are said again and again in the same piece of writing |
| symbol | any object, person, place or experience that represents something more than what it actually is |