an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

a comparison using like or as

repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Words that sound like their meaning

Personification

Simile

Metaphor

Alliteration

A comparison that does not use like, yet, as, or so

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

A comparison that does not use like or as

words that sound like their meaning

Metaphor

Simile

Alliteration

Allusion

A statement that gives non-human objects human characteristics.

an expressing whose meaning is different from the literal meaning.

They lived in a small cabin in the woods.

The boy was taller than the Eiffel tower.

Jackson was eating a bite-sized candy bar.

The moon is overwhelmingly beautiful tonight.

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Personification

Alliteration

The crystal vase was expensive.

The plant called for rain.

I like to eat pie.

alliteration

assonance

personification

idiom