Hyperbole simile Imagery metaphor 1. It is a literary device in which a word or phrase makes a comparison of two unlike objects. 2. It is defined as a word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing 3. It is a literary device that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two unlike things using "as or like" 4. It is a literary device in which a thing - an idea or an animal - is given human qualities. 5. It is the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighbouring words or syllables. 6. It is a language used by poets, novelists and other writers to create images in the mind of the reader 7. It is a literary device in which overstatement is used for emphasis or effect