Comparing two objects using like or as.
Simile
A person, place, or thing
Noun
Using extreme exaggeration.
Hyperbole
The author gives an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story
Foreshadowing
What do you call a cinnamon bun with straight As?
An honor roll
Pun
"Yet in taxis, which can seat as many as five people, men and women are squeezed together like sardines."
Simile
A word that describes a noun or pronoun. Ex. The GREEN grass grew after the rain.
Adjective
BOOM, SPLAT
Onomatopoeia
The boy's stomach was a bottomless pit.
Metaphor
A word that shows action in a sentence.
Verb
An indirect reference to something well known by most people.
Allusion
I'm so tired, I'm going to die.
Hyperbole
The sign on the door insulted my intelligence.
Personification
A word that describes a verb, adjective, or another of itself. Ex. The turtle SLOWLY crossed the street.
Adverb
A humorous play on words.
Pun
"He felt he had climbed a rung in the ladder."
Idiom
My math teacher is he who must not be named. (Voldemort from the Harry Potter series)
Allusion
A word that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase.
Pronoun