| A | B |
| The desks were dancing for joy at the end of the school day. | personification |
| The moon dances around my fear. | personification |
| The wind whispers my name in the breeze. | personification |
| The tree smiles when people sit under it to relax. | personification |
| Cars dance across the icy road. | personification |
| Elmer Elwood eluded eleven elderly elephants. | alliteration |
| Angela Abigail Applewhite ate anchovies and artichokes. | alliteration |
| Hattie Henderson hated happy healthy hippos. | alliteration |
| Shelly Sherman shivered in a sheer, short, shirt. | alliteration |
| Yolanda Yvonne Yarger yodeled up yonder yesterday. | alliteration |
| Patsy planter plucked plump, purple, plastic plums. | alliteration |
| I could hear the bacon sizzling in the pan. | onomatopoeia |
| My dog yelped and barked when she saw me coming towards her. | onomatopoeia |
| I heard the snap, crackle, and pop of the rice crispies in my bowl. | onomatopoeia |
| My books crashed to the floor with a loud thud | onomatopoeia |
| Tim annoyed me as he slurped his drink. | onomatopoeia |
| The coins went kerplunk into the fountain. | onomatopoeia |
| The ball swished through the hoop and hit the floor with a thump. | onomatopoeia |
| The snow crunched under my feet. | onomatopoeia |
| The wind howled and cried all night long. | personification |
| The volcano belched smoke and ash. | personification |
| I saw five fish fly past. | alliteration |
| She picked purple peppers. | alliteration |
| The bright stars were winking in the sky. | personification |
| The fog crept into town during the night. | personification |
| My alarm clock told me it was time to wake up. | personification |
| I could hear the tick tock of the clock all night long. | onomatopoeia |
| I saw a single swan swimming sleek as a sequin. | alliteration |
| Bertha Bagley blows big bubbles with her bubble gum. | alliteration |
| The dog growled as the snake slithered through the grass. | onomatopoeia |