Imagery, A descriptive phrase that conveys some visual sense or idea of a thing, Simile, Comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’ to describe/emphasise something, Hyperbole, A huge, impossible exaggeration to emphasise something, Alliteration, Two or more words of a word group with the same letter to emphasise the phrase by focusing on the idea in that phrase, Metaphor, Replacement way or describing/emphasising something NOT using ‘like’ or ‘as’, Personification, Giving living characteristics to non-living things – brings a certain tone/mood to the idea, Onomatopoeia, The formation of a word, intended as an imitation of a sound – simply very dynamic, Repetition, when a writer repeats the same word, phrase, or idea too many times, usually to create emphasis, tension, or show strong emotion., Listing, when a writer includes a series of words, phrases, or ideas in a row, usually separated by commas or conjunctions.

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