TRINITROTOLUENE (TNT)

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Alliteration: repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words.Example: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

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Allusion: A reference to a specific person, place, or thing.Example: "She is as pretty as the Mona Lisa."

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Assonance: Repeated vowel sounds.
Example: "The cat sat on the mat."

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Hyperbole: An extravagant exaggeration.
Example: "My backpack weighs a ton!"

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19	"It was the greatest pearl in the world."	It's showing that it's the greatest but it's not.

Imagery: Creating pictures for the senses.
Example: "The pitter-patter of the rain against the window."

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Metaphor: A comparison when one becomes the other.
Example: "The book was a passport to adventure."

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58	"And like a a shadow she glided toward the door."	the book is saying that she is like a shadow and makes no sound.

Onomatopoeia: Words whose sound suggests its meaning.
Example: "The bees buzzed."

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Personification: Giving human qualities to ideas and things.
Example: "Her stomach growled."

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Simile: A comparison using "like" or "as."
Example: "She floated in like a cloud."

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Symbol: Representation of somehting complex, general, or abstract.
Example: "The Statue of Liberty symbolizes the democratic ideal."

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