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Personification An animal given human-like qualities or an object given life-like qualities The sun was smiling down on me

Alliteration Consonant sounds repeated at the beginning of words My dog dug a deep whole an my backyard an my dad had to fell it back up

Assonance Repeated VOWELS sounds in a line or lines of poetry Yeah, that’s its name it’s what I am trying to define

Hyperbole Exaggeration often used for emphasis The Star test is going to be easy

Onomatopoeia Words that imitate the sound they are naming Roar, Bing, Buzz, Bang, Boom

Metaphor A direct comparison of two unlike things The man ran like a lion trying to get its prey

Simile A comparison of two things using “like” or “as” O my love is like a red rose

Imagery Most images are visual, but they can also appeal to the senses of sound, touch, taste, or smell something you can picture

Idiom An expressing were the literal meaning of the expression. It means something other than what it actually says.(It’s raining cats and dogs) Outside it is raining cats an dogs

Consonance The repeating consonant sounds can be anywhere in the words Anny was at the animal store

diamonte Rain Cold, wet Falling, fresh, pouring Puddles, drops, light, heat Warming, burning, comforting Hot, bright Sun