LOCK IN (Figurative Language)

Simile

"A comparison using ""like"" or ""as."" Example: Her smile was as bright as the sun."

Metaphor

"A direct comparison between two unrelated things without using ""like"" or ""as."" Example: Time is a thief."

Hyperbole

"An extreme exaggeration for emphasis or effect. Example: I’ve told you a million times!"

Personification

"Giving human traits to non-human things. Example: The wind whispered through the trees."

Alliteration

"The repetition of initial consonant sounds in closely connected words. Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

Onomatopoeia

"A word that imitates a sound. Example: The bees buzzed and the fire crackled."

Idiom

"A phrase with a meaning different from the literal words. Example: It’s raining cats and dogs."

Allusion

"A reference to a well-known person