A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

Ex. I was as strong as an ox

a comparison of two unlike things

Ex. The house was money

giving living qualitites to nonliving things

Ex. The swing wheezed

when one sense leads to other senses

Ex. The cat smelled like perfume

Referencing historical or fictional characters, place, event, or other works the writer assumes the reader will recognize

Ex. I was Sleeping Beauty

short, poetic stories that connect in the end

Ex. House on Mango Street

Repetition of a consonant; sounds at the beginning of words or within words

Ex. Sally bought sea shells at the sea shore

Words whos sound inmitates the sound of the thing being named

Ex. Buzz

The close repetition of middle vowel sounds betweeen different consonat sounds 

Ex. Men sell wedding bells

Obvious exaggeration, not meant to be taken literally

Ex. I study 24/7

The use of a part to represent a whole (when you use one item eto represent another with which has become associated with)

Ex. Heir to the crown

Symbols of transitioning into adulthood

(think of Coming of Age)

Ex. Sweet 16

Close repetition of identical consonant sounds before and after differing vowel sounds

Ex. Chatting cheetahs

A part of something that stands for the whole thing

Ex. The grey beard walked his dog this morning