* Metaphor: "The sun was a golden coin in the sky."
* Personification: "The wind whispered through the trees."
* Alliteration: "The waves washed over the shore with a swoosh."
* Hyperbole: "I was so tired, I could sleep for a week."
* Understatement: "It was a bit chilly outside."
* Irony: "The fire station burned down."
* Oxymoron: "The deafening silence was unbearable."
* Paradox: "The more you give, the more you receive."
* Euphemism: "He passed away peacefully."