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  • America is a melting pot.
    Metaphor
  • The world is a stage.
    Metaphor
  • There was a deafening silence.
    Oxymoron
  • The wind howled in the night.
    Personification
  • Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
    Personification
  • What does a rose symbolize?
    Love
  • BOOM! CRASH! BANG!
    onomatopoeia
  • What does a skull symbolize?
    Death
  • Watching the show was like watching grass grow.
    Simile
  • What does LIGHT symbolize?
    Safety, hope, Good, Hope.
  • His smile is like kryptonite to me.
    Allusion
  • Your brain is the size of a pea.
    Hyperbole
  • The sunset was the most gorgeous they'd ever seen; the clouds were edged with pink and gold.
    Imagery
  • America is a melting pot.
    Metaphor
  • She spilled the beans!
    Idiom
  • Lightning danced across the sky.
    Personification
  • Your explanation is as clear as mud.
    Simile
  • If I'm not home by midnight, my car might turn into a pumpkin.
    Allusion
  • This is the worst day of my life.
    Hyperbole
  • Some say that life is rollercoaster.
    Metaphor
  • She was as hungry as a horse.
    Simile
  • He acts like a snake.
    Simile
  • The familiar tang of his grandmother's cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth.
    Imagery
  • What is JUMBO SHRIMP an example of?
    Oxymoron
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