Simile
comparison using “like” or “as”
Metaphor
comparison that doesn’t use “like” or “as”
Personification
giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
Alliteration
repetition of consonant sounds
Onomatopoeia
words that imitate sounds
Hyperbole
an exaggeration
Idiom
common saying that is not to be taken literally
Pun
a play on words
Simile
Brian was like a fish in water.
Metaphor
I was a busy bee.
Personification
The tree’s arms waved in the wind.
Alliteration
Sara sells seashells by the seashore.
Onomatopoeia
The fire crackled in the night.
Hyperbole
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
Idiom
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
Pun
The two geologists lived a stone’s throw away.