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I have seen houses as worn down as the ones in Grandma's hometown
a) Metaphor
b) Personification
c) Hyperbole
d) Simile

You are, without a doubt, my kryptonite.
a) Personification
b) Metaphor
c) Onomatopoeia
d) Simile

It was so hot I could fry an egg on our roof.
a) Hyperbole
b) Metaphor
c) Oxymoron
d) Personification

The psychologist gave some surprising news.
a) Simile
b) Onomatopoeia
c) Aliteration
d) Metaphor

I am quite sure I heard a thud on the floor.
a) Oxymoron
b) Onomatopoeia
c) Metaphor
d) Personification

The car tires screeched against the gravel.
a) Simile
b) Onomatopeia
c) Oxymoron
d) Personification

His arrival was like a bitter taste in their mouths.
a) Personification
b) Simile
c) Onomatopoeia
d) Hyperbole

He showed them cruel kindness as a means for revenge.
a) Oxymoron
b) Simile
c) Hyperbole
d) Metaphor

Use of exaggeration
a) Simile
b) Alliteration
c) Onomatopoeia
d) Hyperbole

Two contrasting words put together to form new meaning
a) Alliteration
b) Onomatopoeia
c) Oxymoron
d) Simile

It was an open secret among club members that Michael can sing well.
a) Personification
b) Oxymoron
c) Alliteration
d) Hyperbole

Knowing the nerve-wracking news about Dan made me sad.
a) Alliteration
b) Oxymoron
c) Onomatopeia
d) Hyperbole

The moon told her secrets about the deep.
a) Onomatopoeia
b) Alliteration
c) Personification
d) Metaphor

You could almost listen to the house's big sigh of relief when the guests left.
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Oxymoron
d) Personification

The roar of the thunder echoed through the town.
a) Onomatopoeia
b) Personification
c) Metaphor
d) Simile

His booming voice could be heard miles away.
a) Metaphor
b) Hyperbole
c) Personification
d) Oxymoron

For her, he is a tragedy waiting to unfold.
a) Simile
b) Personification
c) Onomatopoeia
d) Metaphor

Miraculously moving a muscle, the fire survivor gave her family a glimmer of hope.
a) Onomatopoeia
b) Simile
c) Alliteration
d) Hyperbole

A direct comparison between two things or people
a) Metaphor
b) Simile
c) Hyperbole
d) Alliteration

Their kitchen was as filthy as their cat.
a) Personification
b) Hyperbole
c) Simile
d) Onomatopoeia

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