Jack
Queen
King
Alas
1

“Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow”.

X O Y O O R M N

Oxymoron

1

"How now, brown cow?"


N A C E N O S A S

Assonance

1

"The dinner you served was as hot as ice"

N I R Y O

Irony

1

play the clip from Titanic movie


C K A B S H L A F

Flashback

2

"I’ve told you a million times."

E B O L E P R H Y

Hyperbole

2

"If I know one thing, it’s that I know nothing"

P O X D A R A

Paradox

2

"Chocolate cake is my Achilles heel."

S N I O S U L L A

Allusions

2

play another clip from Titanic Movie

G N I W O D A H S E R O F

Foreshadowing

3

"Barry bought a book to bring to the backyard barbecue"

N I O T L L I A E R A T

Alliteration

3

She didn’t break up with him; she “needed some space.”

M S I M E H P U E

Euphemism

3

"I am fish with a nose like a sword."

E L I I M S

Simile

3

play a clip from "A Whole New World" music video

 A F I C N O I T I N O S R E P

Personification 

4

"As we approached the tree, the air around it smelled crisp and precise."

M A I R Y G E

Imagery (sense of smell)

4

The tree’s leaves tasted bitter, like unroasted coffee beans.


Y M A I G E R

Imagery (sense of touch)

4

"Life is a rollercoaster."

R H O P E T A M

Metaphor

4

play a clip from the movie Cinderella

H O R P A T E M

Metaphor

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