Literary Terms

Simile - comparing two things using like or as

Muhammed Ali floated like a butterfly.

Onomatopoeia - a word that represents a sound

Bzzzz

Boing

Hyperbole - a huge exaggeration

I had to walk a million miles to get to the store.

Metaphors - comparing two things without using like or as

The snow was a blanket covering the field.

Personification - giving an object a human quality

The wind whispered in the moonlight.

Alliteration - repeating a consonant sound in a sentence

The gentle giant joked as we joined the gym class.

Assonance - repeating a vowel sound throughout a sentence

The fox in the box held some locks and two socks.