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  • The mouse made a squeak as it ran across the room.
    onomatopoeia
  • She ran as fast as a cheetah to win the race.
    simile
  • Her joke was so funny. I was dying of laughter.
    hyperbole
  • I was so hungry that I ate like a pig at dinner.
    simile
  • I'm so tired that I could sleep for a whole year.
    hyperbole
  • I wish you weren't always such a chicken!
    metaphor
  • I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
    hyperbole
  • The leaves crunched under my feet.
    onomatopoeia
  • The stars winked in the night sky.
    personification
  • He is my knight in shining armor.
    metaphor
  • The dove was as white as snow.
    simile
  • My baby brother is a cute little teddy bear.
    metaphor
  • The bees buzzed in the garden.
    onomatopoeia
  • The sun smiled down at us.
    personification
  • It was so cold that my fingers felt like ice.
    simile
  • The whistle screeched to signal the end of recess.
    onomatopoeia
  • The flowers begged for water.
    personification
  • The owl hooted in the tree.
    onomatopoeia
  • The grey clouds cried drops of rain.
    personification
  • He is such a couch potato.
    metaphor
  • You have a million toys at home.
    hyperbole
  • The dog was tired that he was sleeping like a log.
    simile
  • I'll forgive him when pigs fly!
    idiom
  • The trees danced in the wind.
    personification
  • That car costs an arm and a leg.
    idiom
  • My backpack weighs a ton!
    hyperbole
  • The snow was a white blanket covering the backyard.
    metaphor
  • That test was a piece of cake.
    idiom
  • It was raining cats and dogs!
    idiom
  • Hold your horses! I'm trying to hurry.
    idiom
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