Part 1
A comparison that directly refers to one thing mentioning another, while using "like" or "as."
Simile
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Alliteration
A comparison that directly refers to one thing mentioning another, without using "like" or "as."
Metaphor
Descriptive words applying to the senses such as touch, sight, taste, and smell.
Sensory Words
An exaggerated statement or claim, not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperbole
Giving an inanimate object human-like characteristics.
Personification
The action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
Repetition
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
Onomatopoeia
A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
Rhythm
A phrase or expression that usually presents a non-literal meaning attached to the said phrase.
Idiom
The correspondence of sounds that have or end with the same sound.
Rhyme