Front

Alarm clock yells to get out of bed.

Back

personification

Front

Throat as dry as the Sahara desert.

Back

simile

Front

Moonlight sparkled brighter than a gypsy.

Back

metaphor

Front

He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys.

Back

simile

Front

Time flies when you're having fun.

Back

personification

Front

Stormy ocean = raging bull.

Back

metaphor

Front

The ballerina was a swan, gliding across the stage.

Back

metaphor

Front

Explanation as clear as mud.

Back

simile

Front

Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks.

Back

metaphor

Front

The stairs groaned as we walked on them.

Back

personification