What does figurative language look like when we use it in our writing?

Teenagers across America typically use colorful language when interacting with their peers, potential sweetheart interests, teachers, parents, and get this, even in class! Their language is filled with the exuberance only found in the nature of an adolescents mind. How fascinating it must be to have a collection of idioms, synecdoches, metonymy's, personified concepts, paradoxes, metaphors and more floating around in one's head just waiting to burst out into the world?

Well, here is the first opportunity to spill ideas out into an open forum that is ready and waiting for the lexical, phonological, orthographic, and syntactic figurative styles of speeches. All you have to do is eloquently respond to the writing prompt and, if you feel adventurous, one person's blog response.

Here's the writing prompt:
The streets of New York are clogged with the odoriferous scents of millions of people during rush hour in the mornings, afternoons, and evenings. Yet instead of adults recognizing that there are far too many people lurking in the midst of the chaos who bump, scream, annoy, or disrupt the daily flow of the unsuspecting teenager; adults force teens to become a part of the melee.

What unique experience have you endured, or witnessed, that would provide a sound argument for allowing young adult students the opportunity to create their own school schedule?

Guidelines:
1. Remember to use at least one type of figure of speech, such as onomatopoeia, simile, metaphor, etc.
2. Use appropriate language and grammatically correct sentences.
3. Respond to the writing prompt
4. Proofread your work before publishing it.
5. Happy writing!