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Which figures of speech are used for the following examples?

When he checked for a pulse, he realized that the man was dead as a doornail. -simile

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. (Dickens)-anthitesis

He isn’t the brightest bulb in the box.-litotes

That last slice of pizza was calling my name. -personification

All hands on deck! - synecdoche

He is the neighbourhood Casanova. -metaphor

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

We used to call him Mr. Busy Bee. -metaphor

Mary was determined to transform her backyard into her personal Garden of Eden. -allusion

The marriage counsellor divorced her husband a year ago. -irony

She was beginning to suspect that life was a grotesque circus act. -metaphor

Has he always been so passive aggressive? -oxymoron

He drank the whole bottle. - synecdoche

Justice is blind and, at times, deaf. -personification

Give us this day our daily bread. -metonymy

Love is a battlefield. -metaphor

It’s not bad at all. -litotes

What icon should we choose: Marilyn Monroe or Minnie Mouse? -alliteration

He was supposed to be on a diet, but fries were his Achilles’ heel. -allusion

It is never too late but it is never too soon. -oxymoron

Our teacher is as old as time. -simile

The animal rights activist had a lovely leather coat. -irony

The pen is mightier than the sword. -metaphor

By forcing me to enter a profession that is against everything I represent, you’ve condemned me to a living death.-
atithesis

The typical teenager’s room is a disaster area. -metaphor

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

She’s not that easy to talk to. -litotes

Our sleeping schedule is a bit problematic, because she’s a night owl and I’m a lark.-antithesis

Americans fought a revolution against the British crown.-irony

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