Simile: She tore the paper out of his hand like a vulture snatching up its prey., The wave of tears came on quickly like a tide washing over me., Hyperbole: It was so cold outside I saw polar bears wearing jackets!, Soccer is all Leigh cares about. She is hoping her varsity team makes it to the state finals again this year., "I have told you a million times not to bounce that ball in the house," said the tired mother to her active four year old., Alliteration: "Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary" -Edgar Allan Poe, "The Raven", "And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain..." -Edgar Allan Poe, "The Raven", Metaphor: "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances." -William Shakespeare, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day" -William Shakespeare, "Sonnet 18", Personification: "Streets the stole the high heels off of your feet" - Caitlin Mitchell, "Roman Streets", The clouds held their breath for a brief moment before letting loose upon the earth., The sun smiled back at us as we sat on the beach on a warm summer day., Idiom: After arguing with his sister, he had a chip on his shoulder for the rest of vacation., Maddie's cousin from Minneapolis called her out of the blue to see if she wanted to come visit this summer.,

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