1) Similes 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) The stapler bit me. 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) Your skin is softer than silk. 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 flowers 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) Allusion a) She felt like she had a golden ticket. b) Your skin is softer than silk. c) Look the Golden Gate Bridge. d) Is there an Einstein in your physics class? e) Bang f) Three grey geese in a field grazing. 7) 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 wind howled in the night f) I have told you a million times to wash the dishes. 8) Oxymoron (New for us. It means two words that are complete opposites to describe something.) a) BOOM! b) Same difference c) Friendly fire d) Virtual reality e) Freezer burn f) Terribly good 9) Alliteration a) Sally sold seashells at the seashore. b) I am a rock. c) Peter Piped Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers. d) Three grey geese in a field grazing. e) Freezer burn f) He's running faster than the wind.

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