A | B |
Metaphor | Compares directly saying something is something else |
Simile | Compares using like or as |
Personification | Gives non-humans qualities of a human |
Alliteration | Repetition of initial word sound |
Onomatopoeia | Sound Words |
Hyperbole | Exaggeration |
Example Metaphor | Chanel is an Einstein. |
Example Simile | The test was as easy as a lazy summer day. |
Example Personification | The wind whispered promises of spring. |
Example Alliteration | Dan darted dangerously into traffic. |
Example Onomatopoeia | Her shoes clacked against the pavement. |
Example Hyperbole | I could sleep for ten million years. |