* Simple description: The Christmas tree sparkled with colorful baubles.
* Figurative language: His promises were just baubles, empty and meaningless.
* Emphasis on smallness: She wore a simple silver necklace with a tiny, shimmering bauble pendant.
* Emphasis on value: Despite its appearance as a cheap bauble, the antique locket held sentimental value.
* Descriptive detail: The bauble, a delicate sphere of blown glass, reflected the light in a thousand rainbows.