Matching Pairs Poetic and Figurative LanguageOnline version Match the Poetic Devices and Figurative Language with the definitions. by Sarah Dunn 1 Simile 2 Personification 3 Onomatopoeia 4 Alliteration 5 Metaphor 6 Hyperbole 7 Rhyme Words that imitate their sound (BAM! SPLAT! hiss... rip). Comparing two things using “like” or “as”. An exaggeration. The repetition of beginning consonant sounds (sad/Sunday, knowing/nobody, candy/kisses). A metaphor that gives human qualities/traits to non-human things. A comparison of two things. The repetition of vowel sounds in neighboring words (pair/fair, madly/glad).