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The snake slithered and hissed.
onomatopoeia
The root beer fizzed over the top of the mug.
onomatopoeia
Jacob could not sleep with the steady drip-drop of water coming from the sink.
onomatopoeia
The swamp frogs croaked in unison.
onomatopoeia
The horse’s hooves clip-clopped on the cobblestones.
onomatopoeia
Nothing annoys me more than rapidly clicking your pen.
onomatopoeia
The bird’s chirp filled the empty night air.
onomatopoeia
The cash register popped open with a heart warming ca-ching.
onomatopoeia
Silence your cellphone so that it does not beep during the movie.
onomatopoeia
The best part about music class is that you can bang on the drum.
onomatopoeia
Patricia's prancing pony out-performed all the others.
alliteration
Bake a big cake with lots of butter and bring it to the birthday bash.
alliteration
Kim came to help us cut out a colorful kite for Chris.
alliteration
Paula planted the pretty pink poppies in the pot.
alliteration
Garry grumpily gathered the garbage.
alliteration
I had to hurry home where grandma was waiting for her waffles.
alliteration
Please put away your paints and practice the piano.
alliteration
Go and gather the green leaves on the grass.
alliteration
The big, bad bear scared all the baby bunnies by the bushes.
alliteration
Come and clean the chaos in your closet.
alliteration
The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.
personification
Time flies when you're having fun.
personification
The avalanche devoured anything standing in its way.
personification
The door protested as it opened slowly.
personification
The moon played hide and seek with the clouds.
personification
The approaching car's headlights winked at me.
personification
The camera loves her since she is so pretty.
personification
The stairs groaned as we walked on them.
personification
The ivy wove its fingers around the fence.
personification
My flowers were begging for water.
personification
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
idiom
Mrs. McClain is such a night owl.
idiom
Jessica felt like a fish out of water at her new school.
idiom
John was in hot water for lying to his mother.
idiom
The tornado hit the town out of the blue.
idiom
Janelle is second to none. She's the best!
idiom
Making copies of the new schedules slipped my mind.
idiom
My sister and I never see eye to eye.
idiom
His speech fell on deaf ears.
idiom
Cross your fingers that we win the game.
idiom
My baseball coach is an ogre.
metaphor
The car was a furnace in the sun.
metaphor
My kid's room is a disaster area.
metaphor
Ben's temper was a volcano, ready to explode.
metaphor
The stars are sparkling diamonds.
metaphor
The calm lake was a mirror.
metaphor
The children were flowers grown in concrete gardens.
metaphor
My dad is a road hog.
metaphor
The ballerina was a swan, gliding across the stage.
metaphor
The wind was a howling wolf.
metaphor
He is as strong as an ox.
simile
This contract is as solid as the ground we stand on.
simile
They wore jeans, which made me stand out like a sore thumb.
simile
My love for you is as deep as the ocean.
simile
I am so thirsty that my throat is as dry as a bone.
simile
She is as thin as a rake.
simile
They are as different as night and day.
simile
Don't just sit there like a bump on a log.
simile
This house is as clean as a whistle.
simile
They fought like cats and dogs.
simile
The moon smiled at the stars in the sky.
personification
The cactus saluted those who drove past.
personification
Our vacuum hums a happy tune while it cleans.
personification
The stairs groaned as we walked on them.
personification
Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
personification
As we drove home from Florida, lightning danced across the sky.
personification
A chilling breeze punched us in the face as we walked in the front door.
personification
A black dog laughed at us when we fell down on the sidewalk.
personification
The sun smiled down on our picnic.
personification
The wind whistled a catchy tune.
personification