Below are some examples and definitions.
1. Metaphor - a comparison between two or more things that doesn't use the words like or as. Example: "You are an ant, while I'm the lion."
2. Simile - a comparison between two or more things using the words like or as. Example: "I move fast like a cheetah."
3. Assonance - takes place when two or more words close to one another
repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds.
“Men sell the wedding bells.”
4. Personification - giving an animal or object human-like characteristics. Example: "the sky misses the sun at night."
5. Onomatopoeia - a word that imitates the sound it is describing. Example: "Out of reach, I pull out with a screech."
6. Hyperbole - an exaggeration. Example: "I fought a million rappers in an afternoon in June."
7. Idiom - an expression that means something other than the literal meanings of its words. Example: “You have a chip on your shoulder.” or “It’s raining cats and dogs.” or “Adding fuel to the fire.”
8. Imagery - he use of vivid description, usually rich in sensory words, to create pictures, or images, in the reader's mind. Example:
9. Alliteration - the repetition of a particular sound in the first syllables of a series of words and/or phrases. Example: Rabbits running over roses.