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I'm running around like a chicken with it's head cut off!
a simile
The heir to the crown was Richard. (the crown stands for authority)
Metonymy
Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better
Anaphora
Her smile was as bright as the sun
Simile
Crack the egg in the bowl.
onomatopoeia
"Hear the mellow wedding bells.” (Edgar Allan Poe)
Assonance
I have a ton of homework to do tonight. It's going to take me forever to finish.
hyperbole
He passed away
Euphemism
Time is a thief
Metaphor
That new car costs a bazillion dollars.
hyperbole
I'm a big scaredy cat.
metaphor
He just got new wheels. (car)
Synecdoche
A fire station burns down.
Irony
He was let go from the company.
Euphemism
I'm on a working vacation next week.
oxymoron
The leaves danced in the wind.
personification
Dusk demands daylight.
alliteration
She sells sea shells by the sea shore
Alliteration
He’s a real Romeo when it comes to relationships
Allusion
He has the Midas touch.
Allusion
My job is not to represent Washington to you but to represent you to Washington
Chiasmus.
I think that is pretty ugly shirt you have on.
oxymoron
The wind whispered through the trees
Personification
She broke his car and his heart.
Zeugma
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
Antithesis