| A | B |
| personification | giving a non-living thing human qualities |
| metaphor | comparing two objects withOUT using like or as |
| onomatopoeia | recreating the sounds of things |
| simile | comparing two things using like or as |
| alliteration | repetition of begninning consonant sounds |
| hyperbole | comparing two things using an exageration to make a point |
| He flew down the highway in his new car | hyperbole |
| Your life is an open book | metaphor |