Helps writer punch points home by repeating the same sound ( usually a consonant) of the first or second letter in a series of words. It tends to catch the reader's eye.
Hyperbole
When a writer exaggerates something typically in a humorous way.
Metaphor
A comparison between two things. They don't necessarily have to be alike, but they should make a link in the reader's mind.
Personification
When something non-human is given human-like qualities.
Assonance
When you repeat a vowel sound in a phrase.
Metonymy
A figure of speech where one word is replaced with a word that's closely associated with it.
Simile
A direct comparison between two things, using 'like' or 'as'.
Cliché
A phrase that is repeated so often, it's nearly meaningless.
Onomatopoeia
The name of an action that imitates the sound it makes.
Symbolism
When something that has one meaning is used to represent something entirely different.
Idiom
An expression used by a group of people with a meaning that can inly be understood through common usage.
Synecdoche
A figure of speech using a word or words to represent a whole.
