Animal Themes
The gaggle of geese grew rowdy.
Sally sat on the sofa in a sort of silly way.
Repeated "s" sound, alliteration
For dinner, we ate jumbo shrimp in a white sauce.
jumbo shrimp, oxymoron
The cannons boomed in the distance.
boomed, onomatopoeia
I was as hyper as a monkey.
hyper as a monkey, simile
It's raining cats and dogs out today!
raining cats and dogs, idiom
He was a brick wall.
he was a brick wall, metaphor
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
eat a horse, hyperbole
It was awfully good that the Americans won the Revolutionary War.
awfully good, oxymoron
We won't want to wake up in the morning.
repetition of "w" sound, alliteration
The horse's neighs could be heard from inside the farmhouse.
My feet are killing me today!
Feet are killing me, hyperbole
My sister's cooking is as salty as the sea.
As salty as the sea, simile
Shakespeare wrote of sweet sorrow.
sweet sorrow, oxymoron
The tree branches danced in the wind.
branches danced, personification
she was a cat, metaphor
I love you to the moon and back.
hyperbole
It was like taking candy from a baby.
idiom
The ocean was calling her name.
ocean calling, personification
The murmur of the crowd filled the room.
murmur, onomatopoeia
She let the cat out of the bag about the surprise party.
let the cat out of the bag, idiom
He often has a short fuse.
short fuse, idiom
That idea is a recipe for disaster.
recipe for disaster, idiom
Chaos is a friend of mine.
Metaphor
Sunbeams peeked through cracks in the clouds.
sunbeams peeked, personification