Here's why:
* Hyperbole: An exaggeration for emphasis. (Example: "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.")
* Simile: A comparison using "like" or "as." (Example: "He's as strong as an ox.")
* Personification: Giving human qualities to inanimate objects or abstract ideas. (Example: "The wind whispered secrets through the trees.")
* Rhyme scheme: The pattern of rhymes in a poem. It's not a figure of speech, but rather a poetic device.
Let me know if you'd like more examples of figures of speech!