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hyperbole I've told you a million times to clean your room!
simile Her laughter was like a sudden thunderstorm in the midst of a sunny day, unexpected and electrifying.
metaphor Chaos was a mischievous imp, gleefully wreaking havoc wherever it roamed.
personification The mountains stood proud and unyielding, their mighty shoulders brushing against the sky.
alliteration I found myself within a freaky, frightening forest.
idiom That IXL was a piece of cake!
hyperbole The chances of winning the lottery were as slim as finding a needle in a haystack in a dark room while blindfolded.
allusion Don't be a Scrooge, lend me two dollars.
onomatopoeia Suddenly, there was a loud thud at the door.
metaphor His heart was a garden, where memories bloomed and dreams took root.
personification Life whispered secrets in my ear, guiding me towards unknown adventures.
simile She blossomed like a flower, embracing life's beauty and challenges.
hyperbole The echoes from the valleys could be heard for miles, bouncing off the mountain walls like a symphony of thunder.
idiom Keep your eyes peeled for Ms. Daly while I check my snaps.
allusion Some call me the Tiger Woods of miniature golf.
hyperbole The pizza was so hot it could melt steel.
idiom All of his books are good, but this is a cut above the rest.
hyperbole I could sleep for a year after that long day.
allusion I feel like I just got my golden ticket.
idiom I'm prepared to go out on a limb and confront my bully.
onomatopoeia The sausages were sizzling in the pan.
simile Her loyalty to her owner was as strong as a pack of wolves protecting their territory.
personification The playful pup's curiosity danced through the fields like a mischievous sprite.
metaphor The mountains were ancient sentinels, standing watch over the land.
idiom Ever since she didn't make the basketball team, she's had a chip on her shoulder.
alliteration When the canary keeled over, the coal miners left the cave.
onomatopoeia Seth burped so loud the whole cafeteria heard him.
alliteration Sorry, my neighbors aren't normally this noisy.
simile The mountains loomed over the valley like giants guarding a treasure.
personification The internet never sleeps, its servers tirelessly humming with the stories of millions, a digital ecosystem that pulsates with life and activity.
metaphor The internet is a vast digital ocean, where information flows like streams and waves of data crash against the shores of our screens.
alliteration But four hours later the fish was still swimming steadily out to sea, towing the skiff, and the old man was still braced solidly with the line across his back.
allusion He was eating a light supper at nine in the evening when the front door cried out in the hall and Mildred ran from the parlor like a native feeling an eruption of Vesuvius.
onomatopoeia He might be small but Little Hedgehog has a big appetite. Sometimes he walks a whole mile in one night… sniff-sniff-sniffing for things to eat
simile He had a broad face and a little round belly That shook, when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.
metaphor Cause, baby, you're a firework Come on, show 'em what you’re worth
personification The smell of baking cookies welcomed us inside.
alliteration “Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation,” Martin Luther King.
allusion Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.
onomatopoeia Boom clap, the sound of my heart The beat goes on and on and on and on
Created by: LutzDaly
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