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As cold as ice.
Simile
Lightning danced across the sky.
Personification
Her eyes were diamonds.
Metaphor
Oh my god, I haven't seen you in a million years!
Hyperbole
The sweet aroma of the freshly baked chocolate chip cookies wafted from the kitchen to the living room, causing Greg’s stomach to rumble.
Olfactory Imagery
shush, honk, beep
Onomatopoeia
My teacher is a dragon.
Metaphor
Peter Piper picked a pot of pickled peppers.
Alliteration
His brothers fight like cats and dogs.
Simile
The tree spread its gigantic, sun-flecked shoulders.
Visual Imagery
What two techniques are used here? The car coughed, hacked, and spluttered.
Personification and Onomatopoeia
I feel like a million bucks
Hyperbole
The old man walked down the street, down the street, down the street.
Repetition
What do red roses symbolise?
Love/Romance
What do white doves symbolise?
Peace
What does a suitcase symbolise?
Travel
