Definition
Uses like or as to compare 2 things
Simile
Same sounds or letter repeatedly
Alliteration
She is as cold as ice
Simile
The old door creaked open.
Onomatopoeia
Sound words
Onomatopoeia
An exaggeration
Hyperbole
It's raining cats and dogs.
Idiom
The trees danced around in the breeze.
Personification
Giving human characteristics to something nonhuman
Personification
A phrase with a figurative meaning different than its literal meaning
Idiom
Mom is a real bear when she's mad.
Metaphor
Patty played piano perfectly.
Alliteration
Uses words is or are to compare two things
Metaphor
The use of descriptive words that appeal to the five senses
Imagery
My backpack weighs a ton.
Hyperbole
The fresh, juicy orange is tangy and sweet.
Imagery