* Literal: The blacksmith pounded the hot iron on the anvil, shaping it into a horseshoe.
* Figurative: The pressure of the deadline felt like a heavy anvil pressing down on my chest.
* Idiom: Her confidence was shaken, but she refused to let it fall like an anvil on her spirit.
* Descriptive: The old anvil stood in the corner of the workshop, its surface scarred from years of use.
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