Personification
The opportunity knocked at his door
Metaphor
It is raining cats and dogs
Simile
He is as brave as a lion
Alliteration
She sells sea shells on the sea shore
Onomatopoeia
The buzzing bee flew over my head
Hyperbole
She has got a pea-sized brain
Euphemism
He passed away in his sleep
Irony
Your hands are as clean as mud
Anaphora
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr: “I Have a Dream” Speech
Apostrophe
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are