| A | B |
| "We really have some greedy pigs on the top floor" | metaphor |
| "I feel like a songbird whose wings have been clipped." | simile |
| "Now and then peper comes out of his shell." | idiom |
| "The atmoshere is so oppresive, and sleepy and heavey as lead." | simile |
| "So that the rain of rebukes dies down to a light summer drizzle." | metaphor |
| "Mrs. Van Daan, the fatalist | hyperbole |
| "And just as I thought my last hour was at hand." | hyperbole |
| "Pim doesn't find her attractive or funny , so he doesn't play ball." | idiom |