Figure of speech
she is as fast as a cheetah
what is a simile
Spilling soda on your shirt and saying "This day couldn't be off to a better start."
what is verbal irony
time is money
What is metaphor
A cop getting a speeding ticket: you would expect the person enforcing the speed limit to be the one following it.
what is situational irony
her smile was a mile wide
what is hyperbole
My alarm clock yells at me to get up
what is personification
chocolate is my Achilles heel
what is allusion