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I’ve asked you to clean your room a thousand times!
Hyperbole
You were as brave as a lion.
Simile
My backpack weighs a ton.
Hyperbole
He looks like a fish out of water.
Simile
You need to hold your horses.
Idiom
I arrived at my friend’s house to play. Ding-dong!
Onomatopoeia
I am feeling under the weather.
Idiom
Lightning danced across the sky.
Personification
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Alliteration
The old floor boards squeak when you walk across the room.
Onomatopoeia
Jan runs like a cheetah.
Simile
Maria is as hungry as horse.
Simile
It is so hot you could fry an egg on the sidewalk.
Hyperbole
My sister would blab on the phone all day.
Onomatopoeia
I ran into door and my head went thwack!
Onomatopoeia
The flowers in the garden are begging for attention.
Personification
My father has a green thumb.
Idiom
Kate got cold feet when it was time to sing in front of the entire school.
Idiom
It is raining cats and dogs outside!
Idiom
It is time to hit the road.
Idiom
The mop went splat when it hit the floor.
Onomatopoeia
The buzz of the bee scared the kids.
Onomatopoeia
Thunder boomed all around us.
Onomatopoeia
My bubbly brother, Billy, is buying a basketball.
Alliteration
She sales sea shells by the sea shore.
Alliteration
My silly sister, Sally, is six.
Alliteration
If I have to wait outside for the bus, I am going to freeze to death.
Hyperbole
She has been sleeping forever!
Hyperbole
The garden is a rainbow of colors.
Metaphor
The thunder sounded like a train barreling towards us.
Simile
My parents think my sister is an angel.
Metaphor
I think my little sister is as devious as a fox.
Simile
The man was 30 feet tall compared to me.
Hyperbole
My dog eats a ton of food each day.
Hyperbole
It was 200 degrees in my classroom!
Hyperbole
The computer sung as I turned it on.
Personification
The rusty door screamed when I shut it.
Personification
She is like a swan on the lake when she dances.
Simile
My dog eats like a pig.
Simile
My dog is a pig when he eats.
Metaphor