Figurative Language - Saying on thing and meaning something else.

Literal Language - Meaning exactly what you say

Simile - Comparing two unlike things not using the words like or as.

Metaphor - A phrase common to people who speak the same language- saying one thing but meaning another.

Personification - Giving human qualities to non-human things.

Imagery - Repetition of consonant sounds in a piece of writing.

Idiom - Comparing two unlike things using the words like or as

Hyperbole - An exaggeration of the facts.

Alliteration - Writing with detail to arouse one or more of the 5 senses.