Simile
The worker getting my coffee was as slow as a snail.
She was very, very slow.
The chair moaned and groaned as the man sat on it.
Chair made sounds like it was going to break under his weight.
The stale cereal was rocks when I tried to eat it.
Very hard, crunchy
The toddler ate like a hungry dog.
Very quickly and messily.
When we stepped into the room, it felt like ice.
It was very cold in the room.
The alarm clock screamed at me to wake up, but I still ignored it.
Alarm clock made a very loud, obnoxious noise
The little boy's room was an absolute pig pen!
A mess
I thought that movie was absolute trash!
The child moved through the room as a tornado does.
The child moved chaotically and destructively through the room, probably making it all messy.
The flames licked the logs of the campfire as we roasted marshmallows.
Flames moved up and down the logs
When there is a substitute teacher, the class is a real circus!
Crazy, no one is listening or paying attention
The angry storm pounded its fists against the roof.
The wind and rain were loud on the roof of the house.
My heart beat as loud as a drum when it was my turn to go on stage.
Beat loudly, probably the person feels anxious.
The fog crept in while we were at the beach.
Fog came in very slowly
Victoria's legs turned to jelly after she finished the 10 mile race.
Legs became weak and wobbly
Her cheeks turned as red as apples when she dropped her lunch.
She was blushing and embarrassed.
Her dancing was like a gentle, flowing river.
Peaceful, flowing movements, not jerky
The mail slot swallowed my letter before I could change my mind about sending it.
He/she had let the letter go into the mailbox and there was no way to get it back.
The parking lot was the Sahara desert under the beating sun.
Very, very hot and dry.
Emily is a walking dictionary.