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I - Idiom
A phrase whose meaning is not literal, but rather an understood expression. Example "It's raining cats and dogs".
S - Simile
A comparison using "like" or "as". Example "She is as happy as a clam".
H - Hyperbole
An exaggeration for emphasis or effect. Example "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse".
A - Alliteration
The repetition of initial consonant sounds. Example "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers".
M - Metaphor
A comparison without using "like" or "as". Example "He is a lion".
P - Personification
Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects. Example "The wind whispered secrets".
O - Onomatopoeia
Words that imitate sounds. Example "Boom, buzz, whoosh".
O - Oxymoron
A combination of contradictory terms. Example "Jumbo shrimp".