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Our love is like a rose that fades too quickly.
Simile: after cut, roses pedals wilt and the color fades
I decided to go out on a limb.
Idom- the speaker tried something they have never done before
I wished my father would give it up and leave, but he was on the case like Sherlock Holmes.
Simile- the speaker is comparing their father to a dective who always solves their case.
Mr. Martin is always working.
Hyperbole- the speaking is saying Mr. Martin works a lot.
I hear the wind singing a song of sorrow.
Personification
The snake serpentines across the street.
Aliteration: snake serpentines across the street
She was peeling potatoes, pretending to smoke out Miss Peregrine's pipe.
Alliteration
I'd spend the rest of my days living in fear, looking over my shoulder, tormented by nightmares, waiting for them to finally come back and punch my ticket.
Idiom- the speaker is talking about how bad decisions in the past will come up again and cause more problems for them.
My pencil is my ally on my test.
Metaphor- the speaker is saying the pencil will help him on his test.
My IQ is higher than Albert Einstein's.
Hyperbole
Boom! The truck hit the hole in the road as it went down the highway.
Onomatopoeia
Ding, Ding, Ding. The bell rang to start class.
Onomatopoeia
It looked like the clouds had been peeled back and the moon pumped up like a big, yellow balloon, so bright I almost had to squint.
Simile - comparing the mood to a yellow balloon
My classmates are like my brothers and sisters.
Simile- The speaker is saying they are very close to their classmates, almost like family.
Zip your lips!
Idiom: be quiet
She was a mermaid when she swam.
Metaphor: "she" is a good swimmer
Within five minutes, I was half-asleep in the grass, smiling like a dope, wondering what might be for lunch.
Simile- the speaker has a big silly smile on their face
The sky was crying, so the clouds must be blue.
Personificaton
This homework is a piece of cake.
Idioim- the speaker is saying the homework will be easy.
My grandmother told me how pretty our flowers look, so someone in our house must have a green thumb.
Idiom - someone is good at growing plants
Run, rabbit, run, rabbit, run, run, run! BANG, BANG, BANG goes the farmer's gun. He'll get by without his rabbit pie, so run, rabbit, run1
Alliteration and onomatopoeia
My grandfather is my guiding star who gives me direction in life.
Metaphor- the speakinger is saying their grandfather helps guide them to make the correct decisions.
I let out a silent scream as the picture came into focus.
Alliteration
I am stronger than you are, because I can wrestle ten alligators at one time.
Hyperbole
The boy is a tornado, the way he runs through the room.
Metaphor: the boy moves fast through the room.