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I wanted to meet Anja, but she ________ (already leave) when I got to the barbecue.

had already left

My feet are killing me.

idiom

giving objects human qualities

personification

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

irony

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

simile

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

hyperbole

The wild and woolly walrus waits and wonders when we’ll walk by the woods.

alliteration

I move fast like a cheetah on the Serengeti.

simile

The wooden table was as solid as a rock.

simile

You shouldn’t ________ (spend) so long in the sun yesterday – you’ve got sunburn.

have spent

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

alliteration

Billy batted balls at the baseball field batting cages.

alliteration

I think I’d have got the job if I ________ (not ask) that stupid question.

hadn't asked

I wish they ________ (not buy) that car. It’s been nothing but trouble!

hadn't bought

Call an ambulance! Mrs Patel’s foot ________ (run over) by a taxi!

has been run over

You are an ant, while I am the lion.

metaphor

The rain storm was a frog strangler.

Idiom

big exaggeration, usually uses humor

hyperbole

The moon is cheese in the sky.

metaphor

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

metaphor

The straw that broke the camel's back.

idiom

When I opened my bag, I realized that I ________ (forget) to take my passport.

had forgotten

The sun smiled down on the green meadow

personification

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

simile

I’ll let you know your exam results as soon as I ________ (discuss) them with your tutor.

have discussed

The raindrops danced along the window pane.

personification