A violent shock as from a heavy blow.

To make or become less.

In a fierce, violent, and uncontrolled manner.

An unintended consequence occurring some time after an event or action, especially an unwelcome one.

Extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree.

The quality of raising a great clatter and commotion; disorderly or noisy.

To enjoy completely; usually within the context of tasting.

An indirect comparison that uses like or as

Ex: She is as happy as a cat riding a unicorn through space

A direct comparison between two objects or concepts

Ex: Her long hair was a flowing golden river

Gives human traits to something that is not human.

Ex: My alarm clock yells at me every morning to get out of bed!

Something that stands for or suggests something else.

Ex: The phoenix was reborn from the ashes

Words that resemble the sound they represent

Ex: The baseball whizzed past my ear straight into the catchers mitt for strike 3.

The repetition of the beginning consonant sound within a group of words.

Ex: Kathy can't cook chocolate chip cookies continuously, can she?

Use language that engages the 5 senses: Hearing, sight, taste, smell, and touch.

Ex: The scruffy black cat's back arches and hair stands straight up when it encounters the chocolate brown snarling dog whose teeth look like little knives covered in butter.

An extreme exaggeration

Ex: I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse

An expression that means something more than the literal definition.

Ex: Would you cut me some slack?

A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.

Ex: If I'm not home by midnight, my car might turn into a pumpkin