simile - A comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’., symbolism - Something represents a completely different thing or idea., alliteration - Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of several words within a sentence, rhyme - The repetition of similar sounds at the end of words., metaphor - A form of comparison where one person or object is said to be another., personification - Giving non-human things human traits (qualities, feelings, action or characteristics), assonance - Repeated vowel sounds within a series of words, onomatopoeia - Words that represent sounds. When you read them you can imagine the sound being made., lexical chain - A series of specific and meaningful words that all relate to the same idea. A lexical chain is usually spread across a sentence or paragraph., hyperbole - Exaggeration beyond the literal meaning., zoomorphism - When animal characteristics are assigned to humans., connotation - The idea or feeling inferred by a word, sentence or phrase beyond its literal meaning,

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