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onomatopoeia
words that suggest the sound they describe (swoosh)
repetition
repeating an action or phrase of emphasis (I have a dream...)
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)
