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