simile A comparison between two things using like

simile A comparison between two things using like or as (USES LIKE OR AS) Example – Bob swam like a fish.

metaphor A comparison between two things that does NOT use like or as (NO LIKE OR AS) Example – Joe is a nut.

personification Giving human qualities to nonhuman things (PERSON TO NONPERSON) Example – The paddle pounded the ball.

hyperbole Using exaggerations to make writing more interesting (EXAGGERATIONS) Example – My dog is so ugly, we have to pay the fleas to live on him.

alliteration he repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables. (TONGUE TWISTERS) Example – flying feathers fluttering freely

Repetition When one or more words are repeated to show urgency or importance. (REPEATED WORDS OR PHRASES) Example – Hello, hello

onomanapoeia The imitation of natural sounds in word form. (SOUND WORDS) Example – Bang!

onomanapoeia Jenna heard a soft tweet coming from the nest.

metaphor Fame is a bee. / It has a song -- / It has a sting --

alliteration Karla knew the kindly kangaroo was her kindred spirit; it would keep the key secret.

simile Tom works like a dog mowing the lawn.

metaphor I am a sword when I speak to those I don’t like.

personification By the lakes that thus outspread / Their lone waters, lone and dead / Their sad waters, sad and chilly

repetition I sat by the river. I lived by the sea. I died by the lake.

personification The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell to the ground.

onomanapoeia The loose part of the engine rattled as we drove.

simile Dad is as stubborn as a mule when it comes to my curfew.

repetition "A horse is a horse, of course, And no one can talk to a horse of course, That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mr. Ed. "

simile Bridget is as busy as a bee.

Hyperbole/onomanapoeia Drip-hiss-drip-hiss fall the raindrops /on the oaken log which burns, and steams, and smokes the ceiling beams. / Drip-hiss-the rain never stops.

alliteration Betsy borrowed Barry’s books before biology.

hyperbole I do not care to talk to you although / Your speech evokes a thousand sympathies,

onomanapoeia Dave turned the key until he heard a click.

metaphor The leaves are little yellow fish / swimming in the river.

hyperbole My dog is so ugly, he only has cat friends

simile Grandpa asks everyone to talk louder because he thinks he is as deaf as a doorknob.

hyperbole That spicy salsa set my mouth on fire.

metaphor Margaret was a bright light in the company.

hyperbole That ice cream cone was a mile high.

personification The daffodils nodded their yellow heads as we walked by.

metaphor The night is growing old and yet I have so much to do.

hyperbole I think of you a million times a day.

hyperbole It was so cold last winter, even the polar bears wore coats.

alliteration The rapidly rising river rushed rampantly.

onomanapoeia He rabbit crunched on the carrots we placed in its bowl.

simile Even though this was Scott’s first time playing basketball, he was like a pro.

metaphor My dorm is a prison; I can’t wait to live somewhere else.

hyperbole It was so hot, if you dropped an egg on the sidewalk it would fry.

simile Like burnt-out torches by a sick man's bed

personification When the stars threw down their spears, / And water'd heaven with their tears,

metaphor The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,

personification The sun was shining on the sea, / Shining with all his might

simile / personification The old clock down in the parlor / Like a sleepless mourner grieves,

repetition Let it snow, let it snow. "Oh, woeful, oh woeful, woeful day!