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| a figure of speech that draws a comparison between two different things not using like or as |
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| a figure of speech that draws a comparison between two different things especially a phrase containing the word like or as |
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| the act of attributing human qualities or characteristics to animals |
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| an extravagant statement extreme exaggeration or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally |
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| an expression that is separated from the literal meaning or definition of the words of which it is made |
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| the repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of a woed for example peter piper picked a peck a pickled peppers |
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| a poetic device characterized by the repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession as in pitter patter |
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| the formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the object or actions in which they refer |
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| a personal pronoun that is used as the subject of a sentence |
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| a pronoun that is the object of the word |
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