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When he checked for a pulse, he realized that the man was dead as a doornail. -simile
Grandpa lounged on the raft in the middle of the pool like an old battleship. -simile
“Did you take the whole house with you? This suitcase weighs a ton.” -hyperbole
Mary was determined to transform her backyard into her personal Garden of Eden. -allusion
She was beginning to suspect that life was a grotesque circus act. -metaphor
He was supposed to be on a diet, but fries were his Achilles’ heel. -allusion
By forcing me to enter a profession that is against everything I represent, you’ve condemned me to a living death.-
atithesis
He manipulated the people in his life as though they were chess pieces. -simile
“Did you hear about Mark? He was hit by an ambulance as he was crossing the street.” -irony
Our sleeping schedule is a bit problematic, because she’s a night owl and I’m a lark.-antithesis