Simile – use ‘like’ or ‘as’ to compare two things.
Her eyes were as bright as stars.
His eyes glistened like the stars.
Her hair was as white as snow.
Her hair was white like snow.
She sang like a donkey.
I eat like a pig.
Metaphor – A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two seemingly unrelated things, highlighting a shared characteristic or creating a vivid image in the reader’s mind. Unlike similes, which use “like” or “as,” metaphors state that one thing is another.
Her laughter was music.
Life is a roller coaster.
Time is a thief.
His words were daggers.
He drowned in grief.
Ideas are seeds.
Personification – inanimate objects or abstract ideas are given human-like qualities
This city never sleeps.
The clouds loomed over me.
The table stood there, waiting for me.
Hyperbole – extreme exaggeration
I’ve told you a million times!
This weather is killing me.
I’m so hungry I could finish a banquet.
Alliteration – repetition in two or more nearby words of initial consonant sounds.