idiom: beat around the bush = avoid something, a heart of gold = to be very kind, a drop in the bucket = a small amount, it's a piece of cake = it is easy, raining cats and dogs = raining very hard, metaphor : Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks., The snow was a white blanket., He is a shining star., The children were flowers in a garden of hope.., The calm lake was a mirror., simile: Her face was as red as an apple., His angry stare was like a laser piercing through my skin., She is as sweet as pie., She was as calm as a windless sunrise., His hair stuck out like a porcupine.ad ., personification : Lightning danced in the sky., The wind howled at night., The ocean air welcomed them., The pie was calling her name., The alarm clock screamed at me., onomatopoeia: Whoosh! The paper blew from my desk., Kapow! The fireworks show began., Oomph! The boy caught the football right in the gut. , hyperbole: I've told you a million times to stop., He is the nicest kid in the world., I could eat an elephant., This bag weighs a ton., He runs faster than a rocket., alliteration: The crow cackled in the tree., The wind whipped in the wintery night., allusion: He was a good writer, but he was no Shakespeare., No matter how hard Lin worked, she was the Cinderella of the family.,

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