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  • My alarm clock yells at me every morning.
    personification
  • I have a million things to do today.
    hyperbole
  • The worm worked its way up the warm path.
    alliteration
  • The children ran like ripples through water.
    simile
  • While I was outside raking leaves with my dog, I could hear the rustle of the leaves in the trees.
    onomatopoeia
  • That test was a piece of cake.
    idiom
  • Turner's '65 Mustang purred as he turned on the ignition.
    personification
  • Ashley arrived at the grocery store with an army of children.
    metaphor
  • Don't act like a Romeo in front of her.
    allusion
  • Her lovely voice was music to his ears.
    metaphor
  • Nick's jokes were like flat soda to the classroom, surprisingly unpleasant.
    simile
  • Emily's phone slipped out of her pocket and landed on the ground with a thud.
    onomatopoeia
  • Katie heard the last piece of cake calling her name.
    personification
  • Those pokemon cards are selling like hot cakes.
    idiom
  • The wind howled last night during the storm.
    personification
  • Without my glasses, I am as blind as a bat.
    simile