Alliteration definition:
Constant repetition in the beginning of a word.
Metaphor definition:
A comparison without using “like” or “as”.
Personification definition
Gives human qualities to things that are non-living like you and me.
Idiom definition:
Using words with other definitions.
Allusion definition:
An indirect reference from an artist to another work of art.
Simile definition:
A comparison using “like” or “as”.
Onomatopoeia definition:
Words that imitate a sound.
Hyperbole definition:
An extreme exaggeration used to emphasize a point and/or make an impression.
Alliteration example:
Penny the panda paraded pass the palace.
Simile example:
Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.
personification example:
The tree waved in the wind.
Idiom example:
Break a leg!
Alliteration example:
Danny the dog ate a delicious donut.
Simile example:
Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.
onomatopoeia example:
Boom!
Hyperbole example:
I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
Allusion example:
Her dress was so beautiful I thought she stole it from Cinderella.
Metaphor example:
Her eyes were gems.
Personification example:
The pencil danced around the page.
Hyperbole example:
I am so tired I could fall asleep during a hurricane.