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She is still and silent
simile
metaphor
alliteration
The seas surged slowly.
metaphor
simile
alliteration
The rusty door hinge screamed every time the door opened.
metaphor
alliteration
personification
Laughter is the music of the soul.
metaphor
simile
oxymoron
Life is a rollercoaster
pun
metaphor
simile
She had a photographic memory but never developed it.
symbolism
pun
hyperbole
The islands were growing smaller and smaller
pun
alliteraltion
oxymoron
A boiled egg every morning is hard to beat.
metaphor
symbolism
pun
We're busy doing nothing.
onomatopoeia
alliteration
oxymoron
The books fell on the table with a loud thump.
alliteration
oxymoron
onomatopoeia
Don’t act like a Romeo in front of her.
alliteration
allusion
symbolism
Mary pulled back the curtains and saw some crows sitting in the tree.
simile
foreshadowing
oxymoron
I am dying of shame.
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
symbolism
There is a real love hate relationship developing between the two of them.
repetition
personification
oxymoron
I was tickled pink when I heard the news.
alliteration
idiom
symbolism
The rebels raised a white flag to negotiate.
allusion
symbolism
pun
I’m trying to find the remote, but it’s like a needle in a haystack.
idiom
metaphor
I really would like to try that new jumbo shrimp restaurant.
pun
simile
oxymoron
I felt happy because I saw the others were happy and because I knew I should feel happy, but I wasn’t really happy.
symbolism
personification
repetition
Opportunity was knocking at her door.
personification
onomatopoeia
pun
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