Definitions
A comparison using like or as
simile
Beat around the bush
Idiom
Avoid saying what you want to say
Education is a passport to a better future
Metaphor
argue over small things.
She has a heart of gold
metaphor
When you give human characteristics to something not human
personification
The Mazeratti's tires screeched to a halt.
onomotopoeia
Disappoinment slapped Jacob in the face, reminding him that he was in charge of his own destiny.
Personificiation.
Break a leg
Idiom
Good luck
The brutal wind bullied the tree into giving up the last of its leaves.
Personification.
A sound word...
Onomotopoeia
Sophia is as pretty as a picture.
Simile
Cat got your tongue?
idiom
GRRRR
Onomotopoeia
Onomatopoeia
A non-literal meaning of a phrase
Idiom
The kitchen was as clean as a whistle
Idiom.
Simile.
Zev was a lacrosse playing tornado, blasting his way across the field.
metaphor
America is a melting pot
metaphor
My love is like a red red rose....
simile
When an object is called something it is not
Metaphor
He is a shining star
metaphor
Lyrics: "Love is a rose, but you better not pick it, it only grows when it's on the vine. A handful of thorns, and you know you've missed it. "
Metaphor
Lorenzo is a walking encyclopedia.
MEtaphor
The old home grumbled and sighed at night, resting its weary bones.
Personification