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  • My sister is telling everyone that she is smarter than me! Okay Pinocchio.
    Allusion
  • Some people are calling me the Tiger Woods of miniature golf.
    Allusion
  • Her stomach growled.
    Personification
  • The raindrops danced along the window pane.
    personification
  • I was Michael Jordan on the basketball court tonight!
    Allusion
  • About to go on another date. I’m such a ROMEO with the ladies!
    Allusion
  • She cried so long that she made a lake.
    hyperbole
  • She's as skinny as a toothpick.
    hyperbole
  • The teacher got tongue tied during her lesson.
    Idiom
  • I've told you to clean your room a million times!
    hyperbole
  • My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.
    personification
  • It's raining cats & dogs!
    Idiom
  • That was the last straw! You are going to detention.
    idiom
  • He's running faster than the wind.
    hyperbole
  • Our coffee maker wishes us good morning
    personification
  • It's hard to meet new people, so I try to break the ice.
    idiom
  • The kettle whistled impatiently.
    personification
  • My dress for the school dance tonight is SO LADY GAGA!
    Allusion
  • My feet are killing me!
    idiom or hyperbole
  • That man is as tall as a house.
    hyperbole
  • I'm so hungry I can eat a horse.
    Hyperbole
  • Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
    personification
  • That was the straw that broke the camel's back.
    idiom
  • The test was a piece of cake.
    Idiom