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