Alliteration The huge house haunted humans with its size Allusion The house reminded me of Buckingham Palace, where the English Royal family live. Hyperbole The house was so big, the whole town could live there. Idiom That large house must have cost an arm and a leg. Imagery The house, situated atop a hill, had massive white pillars in the entryway. Metaphor The house was a castle. Onomatopoeia I drove around the corner, and BAM, there was this big house in front of me. Personification The large house ruled over the land while it sat on top of the hill looking over the smaller houses. Simile The house was as big as an office building. Symbolism I look to the big house on the hill to remind me of my dream to be rich and famous.