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*ELA VaRiEtY*
100
"Julia is as quiet as a mouse" is an example of what type of figurative language?
SIMILE
100
"The clarinet screamed as Ashlyn practiced her song" is an example of what type of figurative language?
PERSONIFICATION
100
"Nick's nice, neat Nikes never have a spot on them" is what type of figurative language?
ALLITERATION
100
What two words do metaphors NOT require?
LIKE or AS
100
The following words are examples of what part of speech? I, we, she, her, you
PRONOUN
200
To be considered a simile, the phrase must use the words "like" or "as" and also must _____________________.
COMPARE SOMETHING
200
Hyperboles are extreme ________________.
EXAGGERATIONS
200
All of the following are onomatopoeias EXCEPT: boing, horn, zoom, ding
HORN
200
Sound words are examples of _____________.
ONOMATOPOEIA
200
The "paragraphs" of a poem are called __________.
STANZAS
300
"The test was a piece of cake!" is an example of what type of figurative language?
IDIOM
300
"I have told you a million times to do the dishes!" is an example of what type of figurative language?
HYPERBOLE
300
"The bacon was sizzling in the frying pan" is an example of what type of figurative language?
ONOMATOPOEIA
300
"The sea licked the grass at the edge of the shore" is an example of what type of figurative language?
PERSONIFICATION
300
The author's attitude towards the subject they are writing about is their ____________.
TONE
400
"Without a big reminder, my brother's junkyard of a room would never get cleaned" is an example of what type of figurative language?
400
What is an idiom?
COMMON EXPRESSION
400
"My brother is a sloth when he gets ready for school in the morning. " What is being compared?
My brother to a sloth (NOT the other way around!)
400
"Without Jennifer's jump rope, I'd never get the chance to practice my trick a thousand times a day." What type of figurative language is this?
HYPERBOLE
400
The blue ball bounced over to Mrs. Brooks. What is the common noun in this sentence?
BALL
500
Give the LITERAL meaning of the following: Her brother's hug was all she needed to keep her from breaking into a thousand pieces during the terrible ordeal.
The sister needed her brother's hug to stop her from breaking down, crying, losing it, etc.
500
What is the LITERAL meaning of the following: My brother's engine ran out of steam during the fourth quarter of his football game.
He was tired, he didn't have enough energy, he stopped, etc.
500
Come up with your OWN hyperbole that does NOT contain a number.
(various answers)
500
"Her ocean eyes stared up at the welcoming sun" is an example of what TWO pieces of figurative language? *Must be in the correct order as stated in the quote
Ocean eyes = Metaphor Welcoming sun = personification
500
"The math test was so fun... almost as much fun as getting a cavity filled!" How can the speaker's tone be described?
SARCASTIC
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