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  • Be careful, it's a jungle out there.
    Hyperbole
  • The bridge collapsed creating a tremendous boom.
    Onomatopoeia
  • Laughter is the best medicine.
    Metaphor
  • The wind howled in the night.
    Personification
  • These high heels are killing me.
    Hyperbole
  • Joey is a walking encyclopedia.
    Metaphor
  • Those clucking chickens are driving me crazy!
    Onomatopoeia
  • She is just a late bloomer.
    Metaphor
  • This house is as clean as a whistle.
    Simile
  • You were as brave as a lion.
    Simile
  • I came inside because the house smells like a chocolate brownie.
    Imagery
  • The light under the door looked buttery.
    Imagery
  • Our vacuum hums a happy tune while it cleans.
    Personification
  • My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.
    Personification
  • This bicycle is a thousand years old.
    Hyperbole
  • The horse’s hooves clip-clopped on the cobblestones.
    Onomatopoeia
  • The root beer fizzed over the top of the mug.
    Onomatopoeia
  • His coat felt like a velvet curtain.
    Imagery
  • After the long run, he collapsed in the grass with tired and burning muscles. The grass tickled his skin and sweat cooled on his brow.
    Imagery
  • Lightning danced across the sky.
    Personification
  • There are a million other things to do.
    Hyperbole
  • My flowers were begging for water.
    Personification
  • Time is money.
    Metaphor
  • Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
    Personification
  • This dress is perfect because it fits like a glove.
    Simile
  • Life is a dance, so let your feet up!
    Metaphor
  • I could hear the popping and crackling as mom dropped the bacon into the frying pan, and soon the salty, greasy smell wafted toward me.
    Imagery
  • They fought like cats and dogs.
    Simile
  • It was so cold that all the geese flew backward and all the fish moved south.
    Hyperbole
  • Silence your cellphone so that it does not beep during the movie.
    Onomatopoeia
  • Ronald zipped up his sleeping bag.
    Onomatopoeia
  • Her lips tasted as sweet as sugar.
    Imagery
  • Our family is a patchwork quilt.
    Metaphor
  • My uncle is as blind as a bat without his spectacles.
    Simile
  • I'm drowning in paperwork.
    Hyperbole
  • Don’t trust his words, he is cunning like a fox.
    Simile
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