| Term | Definition |
| Simile | Is a comparison between two objects using the " like" or "as" |
| Metaphor | makes comparisons without using the signaling words "like" or "as" |
| Personification | Giving human characteristics to non-human things |
| Alliteration | is the reptition of consonant sounds at the beginning of the words. |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration, it is frequently used in humorous writing. It sometimes looks like or contains a simile |
| Idiom | is saying that does not make literal, logical, or grammatical sense. People within the same culture understand the meaning |
| Onomatopoeia | words that sound like what they mean |