Comparing one thing to another different thing, alliteration, onomatopoeia, metaphor, idiom, A repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words, alliteration, idiom, hyperbole, simile, Comparing two things using the word "like" or "as", simile, hyperbole, metaphor, personification, A phrase that actually means something different from its literal meaning, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, idiom, A word that names a sound AND also sounds like that sound, idiom, metaphor, onomatopoeia, alliteration, An extreme exaggeration for effect, simile, hyperbole, metaphor, personification, Human attributes or feelings are given to an inanimate object or thing as if it were human, idiom, onomatopoeia, alliteration, personification, Time is a thief. , simile, alliteration, metaphor, hyperbole, The flowers danced in the breeze. , personification, hyperbole, metaphor, onomatopoeia, The leaves crunched as I walked over them., idiom, onomatopoeia, personification, metaphor, This shirt cost me an arm and a leg. , simile, personification, hyperbole, idiom, It was as cold as ice in my room. , onomatopoeia, simile, idiom, alliteration, Clara closed her cluttered clothes closet., alliteration, simile, metaphor, idiom, I'm so hungry I could eat a horse., alliteration, hyperbole, idiom, metaphor, Her eyes are stars. , onomatopoeia, simile, personification, metaphor, Polly's prancing pony performed perfectly., hyperbole, onomatopoeia, alliteration, personification, The mouse squeaked when it was scared by the rat., onomatopoeia, idiom, simile, personification, The sun kissed me while I was clicking a picture., hyperbole, simile, personification, idiom, I walked a million miles to get here., hyperbole, onomatopoeia, metaphor, personification, My brothers fight like cats and dogs. , hyperbole, metaphor, simile, personification, The test was a piece of cake for me. , onomatopoeia, hyperbole, alliteration, idiom, My bicycle is as a light as a feather. , simile, hyperbole, metaphor, alliteration, He is a night owl. , onomatopoeia, metaphor, personification, simile, We roasted marshmallows over the crackling fire., alliteration, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, idiom, He's as skinny as a toothpick., hyperbole, personification, alliteration, metaphor, The blanket held me close., idiom, simile, metaphor, personification, I was feeling under the weather. , onomatopoeia, hyperbole, idiom, alliteration, The boy buzzed by as busy as a bee., metaphor, alliteration, personification, hyperbole, It took forever to find you., hyperbole, simile, metaphor, idiom, The boom of the fireworks scared the baby., personification, alliteration, idiom, onomatopoeia, I heard the last piece of pie calling my name., simile, personification, metaphor, hyperbole, My mom says I am the apple of her eye. , onomatopoeia, simile, idiom, alliteration, The old woman is as fit as a fiddle., simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, Sally sells seashells by the seashore., idiom, alliteration, onomatopoeia, simile, The world is a stage. , simile, personification, metaphor, hyperbole.

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