simile - definition
comparing two different images using "like" or "as
simile - example
Sue was as busy as a bee.
metaphor - definition
comparing two different images WITHOUT using "like" or "as
metaphor - example
She is a butterfly when she dances.
personification - definition
a type of metaphor that gives a human quality to an inanimate (not living) object
personification - example
The wind whispers to me.
hyperbole - definition
an extreme exaggeration (very far fetched)
hyperbole - example
She has a million freckles.
alliteration - definition
repetition of the same consonant sound in the beginning for several words in the sentence (e.g. tongue twister)
alliteration - example
Sally sold seashells on the seashore Saturday.
onomatopoeia - definition
A word that imitates/makes a sound
onomatopoeia - example
buzz, pop, eww
idiom - definition
an expression that cannot be understood by its separate words, but together has a meaning of its own
idiom - example
A piece of cake.
imagery - definition
very vivid description that uses adjectives and the five senses
imagery - example
the smell of warm butter; the fiery, red; the pitter patter of raindrops on the tin roof
rhythm - definition
when words or sounds create a pattern or beat
rhythm - example
Don't give up. I believe in you all. a person's a person not matter how small.
rhyme - definition
when the same ending sound appears in a sequence
rhyme - example
Little Bo Peep Lost Her Sheep