A hyperbole is a very strong exaggeration. A metaphor is the comparison between two objects. Personification gives an inhuman thing human quality. Image is the representation sense. Two trees converged in a velvet meadow.
Symbol is a specific idea or object to represent ideas, values, or ways of life.
A symbol is usually something more than what it seems. The path not seen. A paradox is a contradiction, which in reality is true. Where ignorance is joy, it is foolishness to be wise. Alliteration is the repetition of the initial consonant consecutively or within a couple words of each other.