1. By: Rebecca Reeves

2. Uses like or as to compare two things. She is as white as a ghost.

3. An exaggeration to show strong feeling or effect. My mom is going to kill me!

4. The repetition of the first consonant sound in words. The crazy clowns were causing a commotion.

5. Two things that are being compared without using like or as. Life is a journey.

6. Giving human traits to objects or ideas. The moonlight danced across the water.

7. Words that represent the actual sound of something are words of onomatopoeia. The popcorn went pop pop pop.

8. Expressions that don’t mean what exactly they say. You are as sick as a dog.

9. Expression with less strength than expected. It was windy in New Orleans during hurricane Katrina.