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 |