1. Idiom
A phrase whose meaning cannot be understood from the dictionary definitions of each word taken separately.
It’s raining cats and dogs!
Money doesn’t grow on trees!

2. The comparison of one thing to another using the words, like or as.
Simile
The comparison of one thing to another using the words, like or as.

3. Metaphor
The comparison of one thing to another. One thing is said to actually be another. Can be directly stated or implied.

4. Giving human traits to non-human creatures or objects
Personification
Giving human traits to non-human creatures or objects

5. Overstatement or exaggeration.
Hyperbole
Overstatement or exaggeration.

6. Use of words that are similar to the sounds that they represent.
Onomatopoeia
Use of words that are similar to the sounds that they represent.

7. A repetition of the beginning consonant in a phrase or sentence.
Alliteration
A repetition of the beginning consonant in a phrase or sentence.

8. Saying one thing when you mean another.
Verbal Irony
Saying one thing when you mean another.
“Oh! Great job with the paint!”

9. When the audience knows something that the character does not.
Dramatic Irony
When the audience knows something that the character does not.

10. The use of one object to represent something else.
Symbolism
The use of one object to represent something else.

11. The use of words to create a picture using the senses.
Imagery
The use of words to create a picture using the senses.

12. Placing two objects side by side for comparison or contrast.
Juxtaposition
Placing two objects side by side for comparison or contrast.

13. The duplication of any element of language; sounds, words, or phrases.
Repetition
The duplication of any element of language; sounds, words, or phrases.

14. Saying something is the best or greatest of a group of things.
Superlative
Saying something is the best or greatest of a group of things.

15. JUMBO SHRIMP!!
Oxymoron
A use of two terms together that are opposite of or contradict each other.

16. A part of an object is used to represent the whole object.
Synecdoche
Nice Wheels!!
A part of an object is used to represent the whole object.

17. Rhyme
The repetition of identical or similar sounds, often at the ends of lines of poetry.

18. A story with a second meaning. The entire story is built of symbols.
Allegory
A story with a second meaning. The entire story is built of symbols.

19. When reality is different from what was expected.
Situational Irony
When reality is different from what was expected.

20. Allusion
A brief reference to an outside person, event, story, or other work of art.