simile: to compare something to something else using as or like
metaphor: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
anthropomorphic: Relating to or characterized by anthropomorphism.
assonance: In poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables (e.g., penitence, reticence).
sibilance: (sibilant) a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
allegory: A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.