comparing two things by using to be, not like

comparing two things by using like as

is the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.

is exaggeration or overstatement.

when the audience knows something the characters don’t.

is the repetition of vowel sounds but not consonant sounds.

is the repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels.

giving human characteristics to non human objects

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Literary Terms.

Question	Answer
Metaphor	comparing two things by using to be, not like
Simile	comparing two things by using like as
Alliteration	is the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.
Hyperbole	is exaggeration or overstatement.
Dramatic Irony	when the audience knows something the characters don’t.
Assonance	is the repetition of vowel sounds but not consonant sounds.
Consonance	is the repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels.
Personification	giving human characteristics to non human objects