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  • The car died on the side of the road when it ran out of gas.
    Personification
  • The train ate the miles as it ran along the tracks.
    Personification
  • Stella sold sixty-six silly salamanders Sunday.
    Alliteration
  • There was a tremendously loud crash outside my window on the street.
    Onomatopoeia
  • I felt like my sister was a million miles away when she left for college.
    Hyperbole
  • The leaves whistled in the rain.
    Personification
  • The moon was a bright ball of smoke in the night sky.
    Metaphor
  • The students in this class are all brains.
    Metaphor
  • The warm smile of the sun made me happy that summer was finally here.
    Personification
  • Linda liked laughing and licking lollipops.
    Alliteration
  • The teacher was an encyclopedia of information.
    Metaphor
  • The sun was a glowing ball of fire in the sky.
    Metaphor
  • There was a boom when the box fell off the desk onto the floor.
    Onomatopoeia
  • Betsy baked better bread with bananas, blueberries and butter.
    Alliteration
  • The new couch was as big as a bus and could hardly fit inside their small living room.
    Simile
  • The river ran through the valley.
    Personificatio
  • Time flies when you are having a great time.
    Metaphor
  • The girl looked as cosy as a soft kitten when she fell asleep on her blanket.
    Simile
  • The lemons she used in the dessert tasted like sour grapes.
    Simile
  • His dad could lift over two tons because he exercised every single day.
    Hyperbole
  • She was treated like a queen on her birthday.
    Simile
  • Her mother was a teddy bear and everyone loved her.
    Metaphor
  • The bugs went splat splat on the windshield when we were driving to the campsite.
    Onomatopoeia
  • I had thousands of chores to do before the day was over.
    Hyperbole