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100
I waited in line for a million hours until it was my turn.
hyperbole
100

He was a cheetah on the track field.

metaphor

100
The curtains in the window are waving hello to us.
personification
100

Break a leg!

Idiom

100
My parents are too strict; my house is a prison.
metaphor
200
The tree branches danced in the wind.
personification
200
I was so hungry, I even ate the plate.
hyperbole
200

The car was as fast as a jet soaring through the sky.

simile

200
My hair would not cooperate this morning.
personification
200

The sweet signs showed up everywhere.

alliteration

300
The drums were like a thunderstorm.
simile
300
He is a library of information about athletes.
metaphor
300
Her eyes twinkled like stars.
simile
300
She walked in the room like a supermodel on a catwalk.
simile
300
He strolled around the school as slowly as a snail stuck in molasses
simile
400
There were a million people in line in front of me to see the new Avengers movie
hyperbole
400
a comparison of two different things using "like" or "as"
simile
400

The bees buzzed around the flowers.

onomatopoeia

400

That was easy as pie.

Idiom

400

The fireworks boomed in the distance.

onomatopoeia

500

The computer stared at me while a put off doing my homework.

personification

500

It is raining cats and dogs.

idiom

500
My sore feet were begging me to take a break.
personification
500

Their friendship is a rollercoaster ride.

metaphor

500
I'd rather take baths with a man-eating shark than do my homework.
hyperbole