to represent what really is

a comparison of unlike things using like or as

a comparison of unlike things that says something is another thing

when two or more important words begin with the same initial sound

an exaggeration used to make or prove a point

when an author uses words that appeal to senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell)

words that make sounds

giving human characteristics to inanimate things

a phrase or expression that is overused

a reference of something famous or well known

a word or phrase that means something other than what is actually being said

imagery

hyperbole

alliteration

metaphor

onomatopoeia

personification

cliche

allusion

idiom

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