* Example: "The moon is like a silver dollar."
2. Metaphor: A comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as."
* Example: "The moon is a silver dollar."
3. Personification: Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.
* Example: "The wind whispered through the trees."
4. Alliteration: The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
* Example: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
5. Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry.
* Example: "The cat sat on the mat."
6. Consonance: The repetition of consonant sounds in a line of poetry.
* Example: "The dog ran down the road."
7. Onomatopoeia: The use of words that imitate sounds.
* Example: "The buzz of the bee filled the air."
8. Hyperbole: An exaggeration.
* Example: "I was so hungry I could eat a horse."
9. Understatement: A deliberate understatement of the truth.
* Example: "The test was a little challenging."
10. Irony: A statement that is the opposite of what is expected.
* Example: "The weatherman predicted rain, but the day turned out to be sunny."