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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.
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