Personification The opportunity knocked at his door Metaphor It is raining cats and dogs Simile He is as brave as a lion Alliteration She sells sea shells on the sea shore Onomatopoeia The buzzing bee flew over my head Hyperbole She has got a pea-sized brain Euphemism He passed away in his sleep Irony Your hands are as clean as mud Anaphora Dr. Martin Luther King Jr: “I Have a Dream” Speech Apostrophe Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are
