 The repetition of an initial consonant sound, as in “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”consonant Examples:  A cow kicked Kevin’s cousin. A skunk sat on a stump. The stump thought the skunk stunk. The skunk thought the stump stunk. What stunk the skunk or the stump?

 Onomatopoeia is the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., beep, cuckoo, sizzle, crash!) Examples:  “Woof”  "Plop, plop, fizz, fizz; Oh what a relief it is." - Slogan of Alka Seltzer, U.S. Buzz Moo Ding

 A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in “If you don’t buy me an iPod, I’ll die!” or “This book weighs a ton.” Examples:  She’s so small she has to run around in the shower to get wet.  I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!

 A simile is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things, often introduced with the words "like" or "as". Examples:  They fight like cats and dogs.  His hands were as cold as ice. Like a hammer and a nail, socks and shoes; We go hand in hand, like a rhythm and blues; What good is a man who hasn't got a dream? Bout as good as a car with no gasoline You're the one I'm dreaming of Got to have your love; Can't live without it; We were meant to be together, no doubt about it - Neal McCoy

A figure of speech in which comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something in common. Examples:  Crocodiles' teeth are white daggers.  Love is a lemon – either bitter or sweet

Giving something human qualities Examples:  “Oreo: Milk’s favorite cookie.” - Slogan for Oreo cookies  The sun greeted me this morning.

 A set expression of two or more words that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words.literal meanings Examples:  He spilled the beans.  You're walking on thin ice, Mister!  It’s raining cats and dogs.

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