A
An over-exaggeration
Hyperbole
Compares two things using "like" or "as"
Simile
The same sound repeats over and over in the sentence
alliteration
Compares two things without using "like" or "as"
metaphor
understatement
Makes a reference to something in history, literature, or pop culture
allusion
Gives human traits to a non-human thing
personification
A word that sounds like the sound it is describing
onomatopoeia
A phrase that is not to be taken literally and has its own specific meaning
idiom
Opposites occurring in a word or phrase
oxymoron
jumbo shrimp
oxymoron
Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers
alliteration
As cool as a cucumber
simile
I am a volcano
metaphor
Carson Wentz was just a little bit upset when the Eagles lost the Super Bowl
understatement
Bang!
onomatopoeia
Her dress looked like it was made from the window drapes
allusion
The night whimpered
personification
It took us a billion years to get there
hyperbole
This is no walk in the park
idiom