Hi Mr. Soap

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)