* "He looked like a fish out of water."
* "She was as happy as a clam."
* "He was as mad as a hornet."
Metaphors
* "The test was a breeze."
* "The bully was a beast."
* "The party was a blast."
Personification
* "The wind whispered through the trees."
* "The sun smiled down on us."
* "The flowers danced in the breeze."
Hyperbole
* "I was so tired, I could sleep for a year."
* "He was so funny, I laughed until I cried."
* "She was so angry, she could have punched a hole through a wall."
Alliteration
* "The big, bad bully."
* "The quick, clever cat."
* "The tall, thin tree."
Onomatopoeia
* "The dog barked."
* "The cat meowed."
* "The bird chirped."
Idioms
* "He was caught red-handed."
* "She was over the moon."
* "He was down in the dumps."