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  • Her laughter was like a warm blanket.
    simile
  • The brown grass was begging for water.
    personification
  • The truth tasted like terrible toothpaste on his tongue. (2 answers)
    alliteration and simile
  • The computer in the classroom was an old dinosaur.
    metaphor
  • The candy was killing my cavity. (two answers)
    alliteration and personification
  • The pencil just walked off my desk.
    personification
  • He has ants in his pants.
    Idiom
  • Emery is as wise as an owl.
    simile
  • I waited in line for centuries.
    hyperbole
  • She is a rockstar.
    metaphor
  • Her hair was as soft as a spider web.
    simile
  • He walks like a duck.
    simile
  • The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
    personification
  • The promise between was a delicate flower.
    metaphor
  • The flying flag flapped at the fair. ( 2 answers)
    onomatopoeia and alliteration
  • I will die if she asks me to the dance.
    Hyperbole
  • The buses can be impatient around here.
    personification
  • The Captain couldn't keep the men in the cabin.
    alliteration
  • The teacher took the failing student under her wing.
    idiom
  • Those horses have heavy hooves.
    Alliteration
  • My dad knows everything about cars.
    hyperbole
  • She will bend over backwards for her friends.
    Idiom
  • He is as quiet as a mouse
    simile
  • She hung her head like a dying flower. (three answers)
    alliteration, personification, simile
  • The hail went pitter patter on the roof.
    onomatopoeia
  • Her hair was a flowing golden river streaming down her back.
    metaphor
  • The wolves howled at the moon.
    onomatopoeia
  • I have told you a million times not to lie.
    Hyperbole
  • The bird's chirping filled the empty night.
    onomatopoeia
  • We'll be best friends forever.
    hyperbole
  • She's afraid of her own shadow.
    idiom
  • The sun sizzled the swimmer's skin. (2 answers)
    alliteration, onomatopoeia
  • The silence crept into the classroom.
    personification
  • Jordan studied for a million hours.
    hyperbole
  • Her green eyes were fireflies.
    Metaphor
  • His exhaustion caused him to hit the sack.
    Idiom
  • The rundown house appeared depressed.
    personification
  • She was certain that life was a fashion show.
    metaphor
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