It is the repetition of a sound in a sentence or series of sentences.
It makes a non-human thing seem human.
The ball streaked across the field like a meteor.
Idiom
Alliteration
It suggests that two different things are the same thing.
It is a phrase that means what it means, even if it doesn’t make sense.
Onomatopoeia
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
Uses “like” or “as” to make a comparison.
Samantha soared down the street on her sleek skateboard.
It is a word that sounds like the noise or action it is describing.
The extra-point kick missed by a mile!
Personification
Metaphor
The tree invited us to come and play.
The jet zoomed across the sky.
Hyperbole
Simile
It is exaggeration.
Life is a curly slide, full of twists and turns.