* Simile: A comparison between two things using "like" or "as."
* Example: "She was as happy as a clam."
* Metaphor: A comparison between two things without using "like" or "as."
* Example: "She was a ray of sunshine."
* Personification: Giving human characteristics to an animal, object, or idea.
* Example: "The wind whispered through the trees."
* Alliteration: The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.
* Example: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
* Assonance: The repetition of the same vowel sound in a series of words.
* Example: "The cat sat on the mat."
* Consonance: The repetition of the same consonant sound in a series of words.
* Example: "She sells seashells by the seashore."
* Hyperbole: An exaggeration.
* Example: "I was so hungry, I could eat a horse."
* Understatement: A deliberately mild or restrained expression.
* Example: "It was a bit chilly outside."
* Oxymoron: A figure of speech that juxtaposes two seemingly contradictory terms.
* Example: "jumbo shrimp"
* Paradox: A statement that seems contradictory, but may in fact contain some truth.
* Example: "The more you give, the more you receive."
* Irony: A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens.
* Example: "The fire station burned down."