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Don't judge a book by it's cover
idiom
Dreary, dismal darkness.
alliteration
Actions speak louder than words
idiom
Time flies when you are having fun
idiom
Sally sold sea shells by the seashore
alliteration (tongue twister)
Drip drip drip, rain drops keep falling on my head
onomatopoeia
BOOM, shake shake shake the room
onomatopoeia
I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide
metaphor
I'd rather take baths with a man-eating shark,
hyperbole
Knowledge is a kingdom and all who learn are kings and queens.
metaphor
The toast jumped out of the toaster.
Personification
Her head was spinning from all the new information.
personification
That made me feel so angry, but I stayed as cool as a cucumber.
Simile
The snow on the mountain was like powdered sugar.
Simile
After running a marathon, I was as hungry as a horse!
Simile
He has lost a lot of weight and now he is as thin as a rail.
Simile
The new baby is as tiny as a mouse.
Simile
The angry flood waters slapped the house.
Personification
The sun smiled down on us.
Personification
He's a lion when he fights.
Metaphor
Tina is as gentle as a kitten.
Simile
These bags I have to carry are so heavy that my arms are going to fall off!
Hyperbole
Joey was so angry that there was steam coming out of his ears.
Hyperbole
I have asked you a million times to clean up your room!
Hyperbole
When she sings, her voice is like velvet.
Simile
My backpack weighs a ton!
Hyperbole
She is as pretty as a painting.
Simile // idiom
The book was a passport to adventure.
Metaphor
Her stomach growled.
Personification
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