| A | B |
|---|
| Liz's new sister is like a baby doll | simile |
| David runs like the wind | simile |
| After Patrick did his chores, his room was clean as a whistle | simile |
| Lauren was as quiet as a mouse during the test. | simile |
| My brother was a hog. He ate all the pizza. | metaphor |
| When it comes to computers, Reid is sharp as a tack. | simile |
| Nick's cousin is a bookworm. | metaphor |
| She is the apple of her dad's eye. | metaphor |
| Her hair is black silk. | metaphor |
| Bill is a couch potato. | metaphor |
| The telephone yelled for me to answer it. | personification |
| The tornado ate the entire house and our van. | personification |
| The snow tickled my check as it fell from the sky. | personification |
| The wind whispered secrets of winter in my ear. | personification |
| My stubborn dresser drawer refused to close. | personification |
| There is enough food to feed a large army | hyperbole |
| My mom acts like she is a million years old. | hyperbole |
| I almost died laughing. | hyperbole |
| I have mountains of homework | hyperbole |
| We ate mile high ice-cream cones | hyperbole |
| The car she just bought was a lemon; it had lots of problems. | idiom |
| My eyes are bigger than my stomach. | idiom |
| I'd give my right arm for a new Wii game system. | idiom |
| My mom will hit the roof if I don't do my chores. | idiom |
| She sings at the top of her lungs. | idiom |
| Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers. | alliteration |
| I wish you health, happiness and hope for the New Year! | alliteration |
| The princess met a frivolous frog named Fred. | alliteration |
| Harry hopped high over the fence. | alliteration |
| Listen to the bee buzz. | onomatopoeia |
| James whooshed down the hall. | onomatopoeia |
| Don't clang those pots and pans! | onomatopoeia |
| I like hearing the pitter-patter of the rain on the window. | onomatopoeia |
| The clock on the wall went tick-tock. | onomatopoeia |
