Answer:

Simile

1. He runs like a horse.

2. He eats like a pig.

3. Her dancing was a smooth as a flowing river.

4. She was as cool as a cucumber under pressure.

5. I turned as white as a ghost when you jumped out at me.

metaphor

1.Mike is a worker bee today.

2.Rachel was a brick wall and wouldn’t listen to a word her friend said.

3.Mowing the lawn was a walk in the park.

4.I brought my friend to the gym for the first time, and as expected, he’s like a fish out of water.

5.I just got hired for a new job, so I’m as happy

personification

1.Lightning danced across the sky.

2.The wind howled in the night.

3.The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.

4.Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.

5.My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.

hyperbole

1.He's running faster than the wind.

2.This bag weighs a ton.

3.That man is as tall as a house.

4.This is the worst day of my life.

5.The shopping cost me a million dollars

oxymoron

1.This is another fine mess you have got us into.

2.There is a real love hate relationship developing between the two of them.

3.Suddenly the room filled with a deafening silence.

4.The comedian was seriously funny.

5.You are clearly confused by the situation you have found yourself in.