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  • My face is washed, my hair is combed, and my teeth are brushed.
    Parallellism
  • I love the sound of raindrops dancing on the roof.
    Personification
  • The kind man shared his bread with the quacking ducks.
    Onomatopoeia
  • Fred's friends fried Fritos for Friday's food.
    Alliteration
  • Last night, I slept like a log.
    Simile
  • Her heels clacked on the hardwood floor.
    Onomatopoeia
  • With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right
    Anaphora
  • I actually feel rather good about this. I think we’ve all arrived at a very special place, eh? Spiritually, ecumenically … grammatically
    Triple
  • He is a walking dictionary.
    Metaphor
  • Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
    Iambic (penta)meter
  • Lightening, thunder, all around Soon the rain falls on the ground
    Rhyme
  • Rebels raised a white flag to negotiate.
    Symbol
  • He gave a red rose to his wife on Valentine's Day.
    Symbol
  • It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness
    Anaphora
  • We've seen the unfurling of flags, the lighting of candles, the giving of blood, the saying of prayers.
    Parallelism
  • After a hard day at work, the couch is looking at me invitingly.
    Personification
  • America is a melting pot.
    Metaphor
  • Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.
    Triple
  • This house is as clean as a whistle.
    Simile
  • When I do count the clock that tells the time.
    Iambic (penta)meter
  • He hit the bottle.
    Synecdoche
  • Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary
    Rhyme
  • Greedy goats gobbled up gooseberries, getting good at grabbing the goodies.
    Alliteration
  • Boots on the ground.
    Synecdoche