| Technique | Definition | Example |
| Simile | A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. | As brave as a lion. |
| Metaphor | A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally appropriate. | Laughter is the music of the soul. |
| Personificat-ion | The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human. | Lightning danced across the sky. |
| Onomatopo-eia | The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named. | Cuckoo, sizzle, pop! |
| Hyperbole | Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. | I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. |
| Alliteration | The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. | A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies. |
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