I saw the long, black gun at his side, and I FROZE IN MY TRACKS.
Idiom
You're as crazy as a bedbug.
simile
The silence was broken by the "Whee-e-e-e" of a red-tailed hawk.
onomatopoeia
Feeling just about as smart as Sherlock Holmes...
simile or allusion
There in the window was the most wonderful sight I'd ever seen.
hyperbole
If my little boy's eyes get any bigger, they're going to pop right out of his head.
hyperbole
On the way home, I didn't walk on the ground. I was way up in the clouds just skipping along.
hyperbole
I heard the old Maxwell car as it snorted and chugged its way out of the bottoms.
personification
Is it true that your hounds have treed six coons in one night...or is it that old man JUST BLOWING OFF STEAM??
Idiom
The wind itself cannot be as angry at the big tree's stubborn resistance.
personification
Grandpa flew out of gear like a Model-T Ford.
simile
The deep "ou-u-u-u" of Old Dan rolled out of the river bottoms.
onomatopoeia
She was as silent as a ghost.
simile
I was as nervous as a fish out of water.
simile
Laying down on my stomach with my heart beating like a trip hammer.
simile
If my head got any bigger, I know it would have burst.
hyperbole
The bright yellow flame started flickering and dancing. It seemed to be saying, "Hurry. You know what to do."
Personification
I felt the air WHOOSH out between my teeth.
onomatopoeia
That was a very nice question for my little Daniel Boone to ask.
allusion
I was on pins and needles.
Idiom
Grandpa was so excited I thought he was going to bust a blood vessel.
hyperbole
The coolness of the rich, black soil felt good to my bare feet.
Imagery
Every nerve in my body was drawn up as tight as a fiddle string.
simile
I had the finest grandpa in the world...
hyperbole
I was as nervous as a June bug in a hen house.
simile