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