| A | B |
| simile | comparison using like and as |
| metaphor | comparison WITHOUT using like and as |
| alliteration | repetition of beginning consonants |
| personification | something not human is desribed as human |
| hyperbole | large exaggeration |
| onomatopoeia | noise or sound written out |
| symbol | when one thing stands for something else |
| image | mental picture created with words |