Personification An animal given human-like qualities or an object given life-like qualities. Like Sun’s smiling down, or the boat hugged the shore

Alliteration Consonant sounds repeated at the beginnings of words. Davian dashing down the dashboard

Metaphor A direct comparison of two unlike things.

Assonance Repeated VOWEL sounds in line or line of poetry Like What are you doing

Onomatopoeia Words that imitate the sound they are name Like Hiss, bang, boom, and pow

Hyperbole Exaggeration often used for emphasis Like I’m a 100 years old

Simile A comparison of two things using “like” or “as”. Like-as we walk in the house like a minute ago We heard pow pow pow.

Idiom An expression where the literal meaning of the word is not

Imagery Most images are visual but they can also appeal to the senses of sound, touch, taste, or smell.