Alliteration - A) The repetition of beginning sounds in two or more neighboring words
Idiom - C) An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole
Meiosis - D) A statement that downplays or understates the importance of something
Onomatopoeia - E) The forming of a word in imitation of a natural sound
Simile - B) A comparison of two unlike things, often introduced by "like" or "as"