Semantic Devices

Metaphors:

Calling a person a "night owl" or an "early bird“ are two examples

Simile:

"When Lee Mellon finished the apple he smacked his lips together like a pair of cymbals."

Personification:

The wind stood up and gave a shout.

Hyperbole:

They ran like greased lightning

Puns:

A gossip is someone with a great sense of rumor.

Oxymoron:

I can resist anything, except temptation

Irony:

Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room.

Alliteration:

Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August.