Comparing two things by using ‘as’ or ‘like’.
Metaphor (simple)
Using the qualities of one object to help describe another object.
Analogy
Describing one thing in order to help a person understand a different thing.
Onomatopoeia
Words that sound like sounds.
Alliteration
Using words that start with the same sound.
Rhyme
Words that end with the same sound.
Hyperbole
Using exaggeration to make a point.
Rhetorical Question
Questions that don’t require an answer.
Personification
Using human qualities to describe non-human things.
Paradox
A situation which has an interesting contradiction in logic.