"Her eyes widened like saucers."
My husband will get a surprise when he looks at the car, I bumped it.Jill had a surprise birthday visit from her dad.Billy got out of bed on time for once, now that's a surprise.
Its a metaphor
A surprise that is supposed to be a surprise but isn't a surprise is a spoiled surprise.
it is neither, it is personification
metaphor
Implied metaphor is when it gives you the metaphor but doesn't tell what the subject is. A regular metaphor tells you the subject of it.
Metaphor
What is a metaphor???Answer: To keep the cows in!!!!Metaphor~ meadow for??get it??? LOL
Metaphor
Yes, "my heart skipped a beat" is often used as a metaphor to describe a sudden rush of emotion, such as excitement, fear, or surprise. It conveys an intense feeling that momentarily overwhelms a person, suggesting a profound impact on their emotions. This figurative expression effectively captures the experience of heightened feelings without being taken literally.
An explicit metaphor is a metaphor that is fully explained in great detail. Unlike an implicit metaphor, which the meaning has to be implied.
a surprise is a unknown happening