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  • The book painted a picture of a hard life on the prairie.
    personification
  • Ouch!
    onomatopoeia
  • Zoe zipped zagged and zoomed to the zoo.
    alliteration
  • Mom had to return the non-stick pan because the label is so sticky she can't get it off.
    irony
  • I am dying of laughter!
    hyperbole
  • As we approached the coast, you could smell the salty air and feel the warm sunshine.
    imagery
  • He can swim like a fish.
    simile
  • That soda is calling my name.
    personification
  • To me, his smile is like kryptonite.
    allusion
  • Buzz
    onomatopoeia
  • Tater tots are happiness on a plate.
    metaphor
  • She sells seashells by the seashore.
    alliteration
  • The car crashed into a sign that said "Thank you for driving carefully."
    irony
  • They have been struck by the arrow of love.
    allusion
  • words that resemble the sound they represent
    onomatopeia
  • The sweet, salty caramel melted in my mouth.
    imagery
  • extreme exaggeration
    hyperbole
  • I am freezing!
    hyperbole
  • He is as quick as a fox.
    simile
  • kick the bucket
    idiom
  • This weighs a ton!
    hyperbole
  • The flowers begged for water in the heat of the summer.
    personification
  • an indirect comparison that typically uses like or as
    simile
  • expression that means more than the literal definition
    idiom
  • Peter picked a peck of pickled peppers.
    alliteration
  • The sly snake slithered slowly.
    alliteration
  • His smile was a mile wide when he saw the new bike in the garage.
    hyperbole
  • The pot was as red as a tongue after a cherry-flavored ring pop.
    imagery
  • language that engages the 5 senses (taste, sight, hearing, touch, smell)
    imagery
  • Vroom!
    onomatopoeia
  • go down in flames
    idiom
  • Even elephants enjoy eggs.
    alliteration
  • brief, indirect reference to something most people know-historical, cultural, media, political
    allusion
  • They fight like cats and dogs.
    idiom
  • I wish I could click my heels together and go back home.
    allusion
  • The stars winked at me as I stood by the campfire.
    personification
  • Wham!
    onomatopoeia
  • pulling someone's leg
    idiom
  • I am never going to finish the work.
    hyperbole
  • Your dog ate his certificate of dog-training obedience.
    irony
  • The bubble was filled with brilliant blues and greens.
    imagery
  • He is a busy bee.
    metaphor
  • gives human traits to something that is not human
    personification
  • ZAP!
    onomatopoeia
  • He is cool as a cucumber.
    simile
  • the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning or what is expected
    irony
  • The smell of warm apple pie drifted from Grandma's kitchen.
    imagery
  • Giving your ELA teacher a mug that says "Your the best teacher ever."
    irony
  • He has a heart of gold.
    metaphor
  • a direct comparison between two objects or concepts does not use the words like or as
    metaphor
  • She felt she had won the golden ticket.
    allusion
  • She is a flight attendant but she is terrified of heights.
    irony
  • repetition of beginning consonant sound in a group of words
    alliteration
  • The sky was crying on this sad day.
    personification
  • She is an angel.
    metaphor
  • a penny for your thoughts
    idiom
  • The baby duck was light as a feather.
    simile
  • let someone off the hook
    idiom
  • That assignment was a piece of cake.
    metaphor
  • He is a regular Einstein.
    allusion
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