| A | B |
|---|
| alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sound |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sound |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| metaphor | comparison of two unlike things without using like or as |
| simile | comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
| personification | giving non-human things human characteristics |
| rhythm | underlying beat |
| rhyme | words that sound the same at the end |
| repetition | repeating a word or phrase |
| imagery | description that creates a mental picture |
| symbol | something that represents something else |
| onomatopoeia | words that sound like what they mean |
| foreshadowing | hint that something is going to happen |
| irony | an outcome that is the opposite of what is expected |
