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The sky misses the sun at night.

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

I would walk one thousand miles to be with you!

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

I love hearing the bees buzz.

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The grass waved to the family at the park.

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

The road was as slippery as an ice rink!

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

My heart was broken.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Hold your horses!

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Idiom

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Cat got your tongue?

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

You’re as sweet as honey!

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Something suddenly felt squishy under Sam’s seat.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4