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