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I was a missile, launched and headed for my boss's office.
metaphor
My head was so stuffed; it was like I had a teddy bear between my ears.
simile
I draw a light bulb over someone's head to show she has an idea.
symbolism
I am blind as a bat!
simile
I know it's cheesy, but I feel grate."
pun
Lightning danced across the sky.
personification
Bang! The plate crashed to the floor.
onomatopoeia
He was a stainless steel ruler, tall, straight and always measured in response.
metaphor
"The rotten trash needs to go outside because it smells so unbelievably good."
verbal irony
Two people are engaged to be married but the audience knows that the man is planning to run away with another woman.
dramatic irony
A fire station burns down.
situational irony
He could see the boy through streaked glass, flashing with sunlight, blurring his vision.
imagery
She had to blow off steam after her fight with her mother.
idiom
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
hyperbole or idiom
"To be or not to be" at school today? That was my question.
Allusion
Becky's beagle barked, and bayed, becoming bothersome.
alliteration
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