The like a banshee, shattering the fragile glass of sleep (Personification & Simile). I stumbled to the kitchen, where the coffee was a dark, liquid hug (Metaphor). Outside, the sun smiled down, though the deafening silence of the empty street felt heavy (Personification & Oxymoron). "I've told you a million times ," I muttered to my toaster when it burnt the bread, "you have a heart of stone" (Hyperbole & Metaphor). Essential Figures to Know Figures of Speech - BYJU'S
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