Set 1
I waited in line for a million years until it was my turn.
exaggeration/ hyperbole
I want pizza, pizza, pizza right now!
repetition
Yo, you good, mate?
informal language
I would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.
formal language
The Wizard From The Wizard of Oz
You are talking to a man who has laughed in the face of death, sneered at doom, and chuckled at catastrophe.
Her hands were as cold as ice.
simile
How could I not remember her name?
rhetorical question
The sky was a bright blue, like the color that stains your teeth after drinking a blue raspberry slushy.
sensory detail
The act of creating or using words that include sounds that are similar to the noises the words refer to.
Onomatopoeia
Pizza?
I think it might be a good idea to order some pizza as I really don't feel like cooking.
My flowers were begging for water.
personification
Why can’t hedgehogs just share the hedge?
word play
He ran – for his life. They were gaining on him! He might not make it ...
noticeable punctuation
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping.
alliteration
the color white stands for purity
black represents evil
roses stand for romance
a butterfly symbolizes transformation
a dog can represent loyalty
The boy buzzed around as busy as a bee.
“Memories are bullets. Some whiz by and only spook you. Others tear you open and leave you in pieces.” ―Kill the Dead, Richard Kadrey
Metaphor
Her eyes twinkled like stars.
simile
A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
anecdote
noticeable difference between subjects / ideas which are being described
contrast
Boom, crash, buzz, beep, howl
onomatopoeia
The candy melted in her mouth and swirls of bittersweet chocolate and slightly sweet but salty caramel blended together on her tongue.
Money is the only friend I can count on.
personification
The whales were brutally slaughtered.
emotive language
Well, I’ve certainly never tasted chicken cooked that way before!
ambiguity