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"I must be cruel to be kind."
Oxymoron
Metaphor
Paradox
Simile
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Metaphor
Simile
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
“Take some more tea,” the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly.
“I’ve had nothing yet,” Alice replied in an offended tone, “so I can’t take more.”
“You mean you can’t take less” said the Hatter, “It’s very easy to take more than nothing.”
Personification
Paradox
Oxymoron
Metaphor
Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow
That I shall say good night till it be morrow.
Simile
Metaphor
Paradox
Oxymoron
The golden rule is there are no golden rules
Oxymoron
Personification
Paradox
Alliteration
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.
Hyperbole
Personification
Paradox
Simile
Out of the murderous innocence of the sea.
Paradox
Alliteration
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
"Hope" is the thing with feathers / that perches in the soul / and sings the tune without the words / and never stops at all
Allusion
Paradox
Simile
Metaphor
Mister Sun wakes up at dawn, / Puts his golden slippers on
Oxymoron
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
I can't see my shirt - it's so covered in dirt, / And my ears have enough to grow flowers.
Hyperbole
Paradox
Allusion
Simile
A Dream is a wish your heart makes.
Simile
Metaphor
Paradox
Hyperbole
Each friend represents a world in us.
Simile
Personification
Allusion
Metaphor
Chips are my kryptonite.
Hyperbole
Allusion
Simile
Paradox
Some people are calling me the Tiger Woods of miniature golf.
Paradox
Simile
Allusion
Allusion and Hyperbole
Most pianos have pretty good manners but Stephan can make them sound rude.
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Oxymoron
The only thing that he ever wants to do is play that game.
Symbolism
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
A case of cupcakes can be quite charming to an empty stomach.
Metaphor
Personification
Understatement
Hyperbole
Organizing all of the books in this library did require a little time and a teensy bit of work.
Understatement
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
Like burnt-out torches by a sick man's bed / Gaunt cypress-trees stand round
Understatement
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
This story was told to me a million times as a youth.
Personification
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
When the stars threw down their spears, / and water'd heaven with their tears,
Simile
Metaphor
Understatement
Personification
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