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repetition
repeating an action or phrase of emphasis (I have a dream...)
onomatopoeia
words that suggest the sound they describe (swoosh)
alliteration
repeating consonant sounds for effect (mary makes meatballs)
hyperbole
exaggeration (I'm dying to meet Johnny Depp)
personification
you give an object a person-like quality (Mrs. Shimko's blackboard is jealous of the Smartboard.)
metaphor
a comparison not using like, as, or then (Juliet is the sun)
simile
a comparison using like, as, or than (she is as beautiful as a blooming orchid)
imagery
descriptive language that appeals to the senses (tumbling through the ocean water after being overtaken by a monstrous wave)
idiom
phrases that don't mean their literal definition (It's raining cats and dogs)