hyperbole
a gross exaggeration - "It took me eight years to get to my locker and back.
personification
giving human-like traits to inanimate objects, animals, etc.
simile
a comparison using like or as - Bert looked his reflection and stated, "I am as hot as a sugar-glazed toasted pop-tart.
metaphor
a comparison without using like or as - Look at Beth swim! She is a fish in water!
onomatopoeia
the sound of an action is spelled like it sounds (Kaboom!, Bam!, Meow)
alliteration
the sound is repeated 2+ times (she sells sea shells by the sea shore)
mood
The book and/or author makes the reader feel while reading a story, listening to a song, and/or watching a movie
tone
attitude of the author toward the subject, story, text, etc.
idiom
a phrase established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words
oxymoron
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction