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Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Idiom, Personification, Alliteration

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Billy batted balls at the baseball field batting cages.

alliteration

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The sun smiled down on the green meadow

personification

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The wooden table was as solid as a rock.

simile

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The raindrops danced along the window pane.

personification

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The straw that broke the camel's back.

idiom

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compares two unlike things using "as" or "like"

simile

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The apartment was so dirty that you needed a hazmat team to enter into it.

hyperbole

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big exaggeration, usually uses humor

hyperbole

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A statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea.

irony

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giving objects human qualities

personification

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Her smile was as sweet as sunshine on a rainy day.

simile

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compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

metaphor

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The moon is cheese in the sky.

metaphor

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My feet are killing me.

idiom

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You are an ant, while I am the lion.

metaphor

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Five freaky females finding sales at Foley's department store.

alliteration

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