* Metaphor: "The sun was a hot ball of fire."
* Personification: "The wind whispered through the trees."
* Hyperbole: "He was so mad he could spit nails."
* Litotes: "It wasn't exactly cold outside."
* Alliteration: "The rain fell relentlessly on the roof."
* Assonance: "The wind chimes sang a haunting song."
* Consonance: "The cat purred contentedly on the couch."
* Onomatopoeia: "The dog barked loudly at the mailman."
* Idiom: "He hit the nail on the head."