Define
Simile
Comparing things use like or as
Using symbols to represent ideas or characteristics
symbolism
A firefighter burning a building
Irony
hyperbole
Exaggerating something to make it seem more important
A reference to something unrelated. It is kind of like a hint the audience is supposed to figure out.
allusion
Mike likes his new bike
consonance
Metaphor
comparing two things to show similarities
Repeated initial constant sounds in succession.
alliteration
The candy melted in his mouth and swirls of bittersweet chocolate and slightly sweet but salty caramel blended together on his tongue.
Imagery
Personification
Giving human characteristics to non human things
using a word that means multiple things as a joke
pun
Son of a gun
Assonance