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Comparing two objects using like or as.

Simile

100
Comparing two objects without using like or as
Metaphor
100
The stale bread was as hard as a rock.
Simile
100

A person, place, or thing

Noun

200

Using extreme exaggeration.

Hyperbole

200
What are your five senses?
Sight, sound, taste, touch, smell.
200
The car lights blinked in the distance.
Personification
200

A word that describes a noun or pronoun. Ex. The GREEN grass grew after the rain.

Adjective

300
Giving human qualities to an object or animal
Personification
300
Words that imitate the sounds they make
Onomatopoeia
300
It was so cold outside, I thought I would die. (Could it really have been THAT cold?)
Hyperbole
300

A word that shows action in a sentence.

Verb

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The repetition of a beginning consonant sound in words that are close together
Alliteration
400
A figure of speech that does not literally mean what it says. It has usually been passed down from generation to generation.
Idiom
400
The early bird get the worm.
Idiom
400

A word that describes a verb, adjective, or another of itself. Ex. The turtle SLOWLY crossed the street.

Adverb