| A | B |
| metaphors | "The stream's a snake." |
| simile | "She dances like a princess." |
| hyperbole | "My date last night was the most beautiful girl in the world." |
| personification | "The fog crept in on little cat feet." |
| oxymoron | "Jumbo shrimp" |
| metaphor | "A book is food for thought." |
| metaphor | "Time is money!" |
| metaphor | "I'm drowning in work." |
| simile | "The sun is like a yellow ball of fire in the sky." |
| simile | "A book is like food for thought." |
| simile | "Fly like a butterfly; Sting like a bee." |
| simile | "Simple as 1-2-3." |
| simile | "High as a kite." |
| metaphor (temperature) | "An old flame." |
| metaphor (sight) | "When you're feelin blue." |
| metaphor (taste) | "End on a sour note." |
| idiom | "In a pickle" |
| idiom | "Open a can of worms" |
| idiom | "Pull the wool over our eyes" |
| idiom | "put the cart before the horse" |