| A | B |
| "I've told you a million times!" | hyperbole |
| wham | onomatopoeia |
| She sells shells at the seashore. | alliteration |
| pretty as a picture | simile |
| He's a bear when he first wakes up. | metaphor |
| splash | onomatopoeia |
| zip | onomatopoeia |
| slow as a turtle | simile |
| He is a turtle; he's always late. | metaphor |
| The trees were dancing with delight. | personification |
| I can smell pizza from a mile away! | hyperbole |
| The lesson was taking forever! | hyperbole |
| These shoes are killing me. | hyperbole |
| Christmas will never come. | hyperbole |
| She bought a bit of better butter. | alliteration |
| How high his highness holds his haughty head. | alliteration |
| Everyone knows that! | hyperbole |
| The clouds were crying relentlessly. | personification |
| Grey geese were grazing in the green field. | alliteration |
| Silly Sally shooed seven sheep. | alliteration |
| drip | onomatopoeia |
| drizzle | onomatopoeia |
| flutter | onomatopoeia |
| croak | onomatopoeia |
| busy as a beaver | simile |
| as dull as dishwater | simile |
| easy as pie | simile |
| This is a piece of cake! | metaphor |
| as wise as an owl | simile |
| as white as a sheet | simile |
| My computer hates me! | personifciation |
| The candle flame danced in the dark! | personifcation |
| The angry storm pounded the tin-roofed shelter. | personifcation |
| The moon turned over to face the new day. | personifcation |
| The party died as soon as she left. | personification |
| The clouds pushed each other around in the sky. | personifcation |
| He was a lion as he charged into the battle. | metaphor |
| Still waters shivered in the wind. | personification |
| My backpack weighs a ton! | hyperbole |
| Her eyes were as wide as saucers. | hyperbole; simile |
| I am so tired that I could sleep for a year. | hyperbole |
| Sarah's hair was a black velvet curtain. | metaphor |
| Hopefully, Hannah's home has heat. | alliteration |
| Sarah's seven sisters slept soundly. | alliteration |
| quack, quack | onomatopoeia |
| yuk! | onomatopoeia |
| crunching | onomatopoeia |
| chattering | onomatopoeia |
| life is like a box of chocolates | simile |
| life is a box of chocolates | metaphor |
| as blind as a bat | simile |
| as agile as a monkey | simile |
| crash | onomatopoeia |
| that idea went over like a lead balloon | simile |