simile - comparing 2 things using “like” or “as”

metaphor - comparing 2 things without using “like” or “as”

personification - giving human traits to nonhuman things

allusion - referring to a well-known person, place, event, or literary work to compare in the reader’s mind

alliteration - 3 or more words in a sentence having the same sound

imagery - descriptive words that create a picture in the reader’s mind

hyperbole - exaggeration

mood - the way the story makes YOU feel

theme - the message

onomatopoeia - words that make the sound that they say

euphemism - saying things indirectly

metonymy - related word or phrase is used instead of the original word or phrase. For example, "the crown" for the monarchy or "the White House" for the U.S. government.

idiom - a phrase that is not used literally

oxymoron - two antonyms next to each other (pretty ugly)

POV - 1, 2, 3, the pronouns a story uses to tell it