1) Similies a) The ice cream was as hard as a rock. b) You were as brave as a lion c) Your explanation is as clear as mud d) Watching the show was like watching grass grow e) The snow is a white blanket f) The calm lake was a mirror 2) Metaphors.  a) The falling snowflakes are dancers b) The children were flowers grown in concrete gardens c) As innocent as a lamb d) He is a shining star e) Kisses are the flowers of affection f) As tough as nails 3) Personification a) Lightning danced across the sky b) The wind howled in the night c) sighing trees d) Peter Piped Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers. e) Three grey geese in a field grazing. f) I need not your needs, They're needless to me 4) Hyperbole a) He's running faster than the wind. b) This bag weighs a ton. c) That man is as tall as a house. d) She's as skinny as a toothpick. e) three grey geese in a field f) The shopping cost me a million dollars. 5) Idioms a) I'm going to call it a night b) Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country c) He's got a chip on his shoulder. d) These red poppies are a dime a dozen. e) Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate f) Getting fired turned out to be a blessing in disguise 6) Synecdoche a) check out my new wheels b) let's get this bread c) green thumb d) Let's take my new ride out for a spin. e) His smile is like kryptonite to me. f) I wish I could just click my heels. 7) Allusion a) She felt like she had a golden ticket. b) That guy is young, scrappy, and hungry. c) If I'm not home by midnight, my car might turn into a pumpkin. d) Is there an Einstein in your physics class? e) Bang f) Buzz 8) Onomatopoeia a) The door bell had a cool Ding b) Be careful with the electric fence, it will zap you. c) The alarm clock buzzed at the time I was going to the bathroom d) The fireplace heater hissed and cracked e) The truck engine roared as it climbed the hill f) I have told you a million times to wash the dishes. 9) Oxymoron a) The car wreck was pretty ugly b) Same difference c) Friendly fire d) Virtual reality e) Freezer burn f) Terribly good 10) Alliteration a) rocky road b) kissing cousins c) Twinkle toes d) no nonsense e) money matters f) Behind bars

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