Definitions
compare two different things using "like" or "as"
simile
compares two different things without using "like" or "as"
metaphor
The fly buzzed by.
onomatopoeia
I have a thousand things to do today.
hyperbole
a word that sounds like what it is describing
onomatopoeia
same consonant sound at the beginning of adjacent words
alliteration
You walk like a slow turtle.
simile
She is a strong wind.
metaphor
gives human qualities to nonhuman things
personification
uses exaggeration for emphasis
hyperbole
I believe in being the best you can be.
alliteration
The tree shivered in the wind.
personification