Simile
Alliteration
It suggests that two different things are the same thing.
It makes a non-human thing seem human.
Onomatopoeia
It is the repetition of a sound in a sentence or series of sentences.
The tree invited us to come and play.
Uses “like” or “as” to make a comparison.
It is a phrase that means what it means, even if it doesn’t make sense.
Hyperbole
The jet zoomed across the sky.
It is exaggeration.
Life is a curly slide, full of twists and turns.
The ball streaked across the field like a meteor.
Samantha soared down the street on her sleek skateboard.
Metaphor
It is a word that sounds like the noise or action it is describing.
Idiom
The extra-point kick missed by a mile!
Personification
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.