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Assonance
That cat had a snack.
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Oxymoron
Graduating from fifth grade was bittersweet.
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Oxymoron
I felt like the walking dead after not sleeping all night.
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Oxymoron
The silence during the test was deafening.
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Pun
A watch dog keeps the best time.
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Oxymoron
I was clearly confused during the midterm test.
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Assonance
Spring is showery, flowery, bowery.
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Assonance
The yams have been crammed in the back of the van.
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Assonance
The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plains.
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Assonance
The engineer held the steering to steer the vehicle.
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Allusion
The ship sank like a Titanic.
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Allusion
The young writer was called the Shakespeare of modern times.
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Pun
Always trust a glue salesman. They tend to stick to their word.
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Oxymoron
That is the original copy.
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Oxymoron
She ordered the jumbo shrimp at dinner.
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Assonance
I made my way to the lake.
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Pun
I was struggling to figure out how lightning works, but then it struck me.
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Pun
Construction workers party by raising the roof.
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Allusion
She was so good at science, her teacher called her Newton.
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Allusion
I met a man who was romantic and a true Romeo.
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Pun
I've been to the dentist many times so I know the drill.
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Allusion
Jeffrey's classmates call him Einstein for his genius.
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Allusion
To climb Mount Everest in winter was a Herculean task.
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Allusion
John's house is big, but it is no White House.
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Assonance
I don’t know what’s going on.
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