"Zip your lips" is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is an idiom!
100
The repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of a word.
What is alliteration!
100
“The cat hissed at the dog.” is an example of...
What is onomatopoeia!
100
“The starry night sky is like a black sheet full of holes.” is an example of...
What is simile!
100
“The ocean was a blanket of blue.” is an example of...
What is metaphor!
200
Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.
What is personification!
200
Includes the different senses that create an image in one’s mind.
What is imagery!
200
“I did O.K.” was the response, after winning a gold medal in the Olympics, and being asked how he did.
What is understatement!
200
An exaggeration often used for emphasis.
What is hyperbole!
200
You laugh at a person who slipped stepping on a banana peel and the next thing you know, you slipped too. This is an example of...
What is irony!
300
Jumbo shrimp is an example of...
What is an oxymoron!
300
A figure of speech that intentionally makes a situation seem more important than it really is.
What is overstatement!
300
A play on words by using a word that suggests two or more meanings or by using similar sounding words that have different meanings.
What is a pun!
300
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” This is an example of...
What is a proverb!
300
This explains an idea or concept by comparing it to something that is familiar but quite different from it.
What is an analogy!
400
Asked just for effect or to lay emphasis on some point discussed when no real answer is expected.
What is a rhetorical question!
400
An expression that has been overused to the extent that it loses its original meaning or novelty.
What is a cliche'!
400
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of significance.
What is an allusion!
400
“He passed away last night.” is an example of...
What is euphemism!
400
“She can help with the housework; Nancy can, too.” is an example of...
What is an ellipsis!
500
A form of wordplay in which letters of a word or phrase are rearranged in such a way that a new word or phrase is formed is called...
What is an anagram!
500
A number, a word, a sentence, a symbol or even signs that can be read forward as well as backward or in reverse order with the same effects and meanings is a...
What is palindrome!
500
A question or observation deliberately worded in a puzzling manner and presented as a problem to be solved, is called a...
What is a riddle!
500
A short story that teaches a lesson or conveys a moral, and often includes animals...
What is a fable!
500
A figure of speech in which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters, figures and events.