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  • The car's engine roared as the driver sped off.
    Onomatopoeia
  • The toddler's eyes were sparkling gems.
    Metaphor
  • John's suggestion was just a Band-Aid for the problem. What two things are being compared in this metephor?
    John's suggestion & Band-Aid
  • What is being personified: The wind sang a sad song.
    wind
  • The moon guided me through the forest.
    personification
  • The floor boards moaned as I tiptoed across the floor.
    Personification
  • His new car cost a bazillion dollars.
    Hyperbole
  • The spicy food danced around my taste buds.
    Personification
  • While walking wearily home I wondered where Wally was.
    Alliteration
  • He was a lion in the fight. The soldiers were brave and fought hard, and he led them to victory.
    Metaphor
  • I heard the whoosh of the tennis racket as it sliced through the air.
    Onomatopoeia
  • Shelly gave me a heads up about the planned fire drill at school.
    Idiom
  • My dad's old jacket fits me like a glove now that I'm a little older. What two objects are being compared in this simile?
    jacket & glove
  • The water reflected colors like a rainbow.
    Similie
  • My father is a bear in the morning.
    metaphor
  • You are lucky today!
    CONGRATULATIONS
  • The bouncing baby babbled as he drank his bottle.
    Alliteration
  • You are lucky today!
    CONGRATULATIONS
  • Let's stop at Dunkin' Donuts during the day.
    Alliteration
  • Her lovely voice was music to his ears. What two things are being compared in this metaphor?
    voice & music
  • Laughter is the best medicine. What is being compared in this metaphor?
    laughter & medicine
  • The city is a sea of sadness.
    metaphor
  • The cactus saluted any visitor brave enough to travel the scorched land. Which human characterists are being given to which non-human object?
    Saluted & cactus
  • I had a ton of homework.
    Hyperbole
  • The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.Which human traits are being given to which non-human object?
    complains & car
  • When Camryn was caught, I knew we were all in the same boat.
    Idiom
  • My sister is like an angel in my life.
    simile
  • He was willing to go the extra mile for the love of his life.
    Idiom
  • I rode down the Red River on a raft.
    Alliteration
  • Bethany could sleep through a tidal wave.
    Hyperbole
  • Marta was blind as a bat without her glasses. What two things are being compared in this simile?
    Marta & a bat
  • You've already told me that story a million times.
    Hyperbole
  • You are lucky today!
    CONGRATULATIONS
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