using the same sound at the beginnings of two or more words in a phrase

example: the timid tiger touched the tiny mouse

words for sounds

example: crack, booom, buzz, cuckoo

giving human qualities to something that is not human

example: goats talking

compares two unlike things without using the words like or as

example: The stars were candles guiding the weary travelers.

compares two unlike things using the words like or as

example: the tiny white flowers dotted the morning mountainside like patches of snow

exaggerates a fact

example: This cat weighs a ton.

vivid language that paints a picture in the reader's mind

example: Rain drummed a steady tempo on the roof.

an expression that has its own meaning

example: "you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar"

words or a phrase that read the same forward and backward

Example: Hannah, rotator, was it a car or a cat I saw

words that have the same ending sound

example: The lily-white cat sat down on the mat