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A comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
A comparison without using like or as
Metaphor
A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.
Idiom
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Personification
A word that imitates the sound it represents.
Onomatopoeia
an extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
A concrete image that represents an abstract idea
Symbol
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Alliteration
I am starving to death.
Hyperbole
This place is a zoo.
Metaphor
Life is a highway.
Metaphor
Good things come to those who wait.
Idiom
It's raining cats and dogs.
Idiom
Lightning danced across the sky.
Personification
My alarm clock screamed at me to get out of bed.
Personification
That man was as strong as an ox.
Simile
