My alarm clock was screaming at me.

I've told you a million times to clean your room!

He was a volcano, unable to control himself, when he learned he had taken first place.

He should have been arrested, but he was only given a slap on the wrist.

He was overwhelmed by the mountain of bills he had to pay.

The plan was as fragile as a house of cards.

He crept by as quiet as a mouse.

The flowers danced in the breeze.

A tsunami of donations flooded in after the fundraiser.

Someday, bullies will get a taste of their own medicine.

Love is blind.

She was soaring like an eagle after finding out she had passed the test.

He has tons of money.

The highway was a ribbon curving up the mountainside.

a comparison using the words "as" or "like"

a comparison made between two things without using "as" or "like"

giving human characteristics to a non-human thing

an exaggeration used to add emphasis

an expression that carries deeper meaning than its literal interpretation