Idiom- a saying that isn't its literal meaning. (its raining cats and dogs)
Hyperbole- an exaggeration (its so cold today that the water in my fish bowl froze)
Onomatopoeia- a Word describing a sound (Bang Clash Buzz)
Metaphor- a comparison of 2 nouns NOT using like or as (she was an angel)
Simile- a comparison of 2 nouns using like or as (the tree was as tall as a skyscraper)
Alliteration- a group of Words with the same beginning letter sound ( Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout by Shel Sylverstein)
Assonance- rhyming ( the cat in the hat hit the ball with a bat)
Personification- giving a non-human thing human qualities (the computer whispered to me to start typing my essay)
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