Personification
When non-human objects are given human characteristics
Hyperboles
An exaggeration
It's raining cats and dogs
Idiom
The sky was crying
Personification
Similes
comparing 2 different things and uses words like "like" or "as"
Idioms
An expression that has a special meaning
Fred Flintstone fires hes best friend
Alliteration
My IQ is higher than Albert Einstein's
Hyperboles
Alliteration
When the same letter is used in multiple words in a sentence
Onomatopeia
A word you might use to imitate a sound
Smooth frosting
Imagery
My pencil is key
Metaphors
Imagery
When a writer uses great detail to describe something, usually creating a mental image of feeling
Metaphors
Comparing 2 different things with "are"
school is like home
Similes
Boom! Crash!
Onomatopoeia
What is a stanza
Stanza is like a paragraph in a story