He was as mean as a snake. Comparing 2 unlike things using like or as.

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He was as mean as a snake. Comparing 2 unlike things using like or as.

I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. Exaggerating to show strong feeling or effect.

A black bear was down by the bay eating blackberries. The repetition of the first being sound

He is so stupid that rocks are smarter than him. Comparing 2 unlike things without using like or as

The chair groaned under the weight of the man. Giving human like traits to un human like objects or things

The water dripping from the drain was splish-splashing. Sound words

Curiosity killed the cat. Expressions that don’t mean exactly what they say

Its just a scratch on your car. Expression with less strength than expected. The opposite of a hyperbole