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  • "Your grandmother must be as old as the pyramids," Joann whispered to Jolene as the white-haired woman hobbled away.
    hyperbole
    metaphor
    simile
  • A light snow began to fall, whispering through the trees and tapping us on the shoulders.
    irony
    personification
    simile
  • The room buzzed with excitement as everyone waited for the president to arrive.
    hyperbole
    simile
    onomatopoeia
  • Your browser is the doorway to the internet.
    simile
    metaphor
    personification
  • "I have a million things to do today!" complained the mother of twins.
    simile
    hyperbole
    alliteration
  • The pillow was a cloud when I put my head upon it after a long day.
    alliteration
    personification
    metaphor
  • Those girls are like two peas in a pod.
    simile
    personification
    alliteration
  • Sister Suzie sat on a seat covered in sunflowers.
    personification
    alliteration
    simile
  • Your clothes were so stinky we had to put on gas masks to pick them up!
    personification
    hyperbole
    simile
  • The fog comes in on little cat feet and crouches quietly along the bay.
    metaphor
    onomatopoeia
    personification
  • The groom thought his heart would crack a rib the way it was pounding.
    simile
    metaphor
    hyperbole
  • His breath smelled like rotten logs in a swamp
    personification
    metaphor
    simile
  • My brother Richard, a real beast, scored the winning goal at the game today.
    metaphor
    simile
    personification
  • He slithered into town quietly so no one would notice when he dug his fangs in and slowly poisoned their minds.
    metaphor
    personification
    onomatopoeia
  • Just look at the way Sam is eating. He's such a pig
    hyperbole
    simile
    metaphor
  • The banana split was so big I practically needed a snow shovel to eat it.
    simile
    hyperbole
    metaphor
  • Felicia's eyes went as big as headlights.
    metaphor
    simile
    personification
  • When he noticed the gigantic wasp's nest, he took off like a horsefly from a swatter
    simile
    personification
    onomatopoeia
  • Mr. Richards, an 89-year old man, won the Powerball lottery for $7.8 million and died in his sleep that day
    irony
    metaphor
    personification
  • The bar of soap was a slippery eel during the dog's bath.
    simile
    personification
    metaphor
  • The old car grumbled as grandpa tried to start the engine.
    onomatopoeia
    personification
    simile
  • Her glittering crown of diamonds was so brilliant that the sun ducked behind a cloud in shame.
    personification.
    metaphor
    simile
  • His smile was so wide he'd have to break it into sections to fit through a doorway.
    personification
    metaphor
    hyperbole
  • You are the sunshine of my life.
    hyperbole
    simile
    metaphor
  • Although the janitor twisted the key vigorously, the old rusty lock was stubborn and refused to open.
    personification
    irony
    simile
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