Sound Check
Words that sound like what they mean (e.g., "Buzz").
Onomatopoeia
A comparison using "like" or "as."
Simile
Comparison using "like" or "as".
Simile
The repetition of initial consonant sounds (e.g., "Seven silver swans").
Alliteration
Giving human characteristics to an inanimate object.
Personification
A direct comparison of two unlike things (without like/as).
Metaphor
The repetition of vowel sounds within words (e.g., "The rain in Spain...").
Assonance
A direct comparison stating one thing is another (without like/as).
Metaphor
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
Personification
The repetition of terminal consonant sounds (e.g., "Think," "Bank").
Consonance
Addressing an absent person or object directly (e.g., "O Time!").
Apostrophe
Repetition of initial consonant sounds.
Alliteration
Grammatical repetition, such as "I came, I saw, I conquered."
Parallelism
Using a part of something to represent the whole (e.g., "All hands on deck").
Synecdoche
Repetition of vowel sounds within words.
Assonance