The children were roses grown in concrete gardens, beautiful and forlorn.
Old Mr. Johnson has been teaching here since the Stone Age.
Tonight’s contest will separate the boys from the men.
Justice is blind and, at times, deaf.
The ivory teeth within the jaw/ Rattled aloud, like dice.
If we play our cards right, we may find a way out of this.
He was brave as a lion.
Money is the only friend that I can count on.
What a general is to an army, a CEO is to a company.
When the stars threw down their spears, / And water'd heaven with their tears,
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas
He hung up the phone; the ball was in her court.
The leaves are little yellow fish / swimming in the river.
All round the house is the jet-black night; / It stares through the window-pane;
It crawls in the corners, hiding from the light,
Lemonade and ice cream,/ Sitting poolside on an endless summer day.
Her eyes were fireflies.
The old clock down in the parlor / Like a sleepless mourner grieves
I wish there were some wonderful place/ Where all our mistakes and all our heartaches, could be
/Dropped, like a shabby old coat, at the door, and never put on again.
It has been well said that an author who expects results from a first novel is in a position similar to that of
a man who drops a rose petal down the Grand Canyon of Arizona and listens for the echo.
Every rose has it’s thorn.
His hands were cold as ice.
The boss examined the report with a fine-tooth comb.
The sorry engine wheezed its death cough.
The children were roses grown in concrete gardens, beautiful and forlorn. METAPHOR
Old Mr. Johnson has been teaching here since the Stone Age. HYPERBOLE
Tonight’s contest will separate the boys from the men. IDIOM
Justice is blind and, at times, deaf. PERSONIFICATION
The ivory teeth within the jaw/ Rattled aloud, like dice. SIMILE
If we play our cards right, we may find a way out of this. IDIOM
He was brave as a lion. CLICHE/SIMILE
Money is the only friend that I can count on. PERSONIFICATION/PUN
What a general is to an army, a CEO is to a company. ANALOGY
When the stars threw down their spears, / And water'd heaven with their tears, PERSONIFICATION
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas METAPHORS
He hung up the phone; the ball was in her court. IDIOM
The leaves are little yellow fish / swimming in the river. METAPHOR
All round the house is the jet-black night; / It stares through the window-pane;
It crawls in the corners, hiding from the light, PERSONIFICATION
Lemonade and ice cream,/ Sitting poolside on an endless summer day. HYPERBOLE
Her eyes were fireflies. METAPHOR
The old clock down in the parlor / Like a sleepless mourner grieves SIMILE/PERSONIFICATION
I wish there were some wonderful place/ Where all our mistakes and all our heartaches, could be
/Dropped, like a shabby old coat, at the door, and never put on again. SIMILE
It has been well said that an author who expects results from a first novel is in a position similar to that of
a man who drops a rose petal down the Grand Canyon of Arizona and listens for the echo. ANALOGY
Every rose has it’s thorn. CLICHE
His hands were cold as ice. CLICHE/SIMILE
The boss examined the report with a fine-tooth comb. IDIOM
The sorry engine wheezed its death cough. PERSONIFICATION