Hyperbole: I died of embarrassment., She’s as tall as a beanpole., I’m dying of starvation, when’s dinner?, It’s so hot you could fry an egg on the sidewalk., He has the memory of an elephant., Simile: I worked like a dog until the project was done., The bad news hit me like a ton of bricks., This house is as clean as a whistle., My love for you is as deep as the ocean., My idea went over like a lead balloon., Metaphor: Time is a thief., The world is a stage., Love is a rose with thorns., The stars are sparkling diamonds., The road ahead was a ribbon stretching across the desert., Personification: Justice is blind and, at times, deaf., The sorry engine wheezed its death cough., The brown grass was begging for water., The wind whispered the rumors of the forest., The party died as soon as she left., Onomatopoeia: As she walked through the wintery woods, her teeth chattered and the leaves crunched under her feet., Listen to the pitter-patter of raindrops on the leaves., The wind whooshed through the trees., Bees busily buzz as they fly from flower to flower., The mouse squeaked as it scurried along the ground., Idiom: She let the cat out of the bag. , He was feeling a little under the weather. , It's raining cats and dogs out there., Don't bite off more than you can chew., That costs an arm and a leg. ,

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