Questions
What's onomatopoeia?
Is a word that imitates the sound it represents.
(Cell/sell) My mom _____ clothes.
Sell
You're smart as a book.
Simile
Bass
Denoting the member of a family of instruments that is the lowest in pitch.
What's alliteration?
Is the repetition of the same consonant sound in words occurring near one another.
(Die/dye) My parents didn't let me ____ my hair.
Dye
She's a calculator.
Metaphor
Ale
A type of beer with a bitter flavor and higher alcoholic content.
What's paradox?
Reveals something true which at first seems contradictory.
(Flour/flower) Some people use corn _____ to make arepas.
Flour
When I walked into the restaurant it smelled like my moms food.
Imagery
Cell
A small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun sleeps.
Wha't oxymoron?
Two opposite terms.
(Ail/ale) Her grandma has been _____ for the past month.
Ail
You're such a wonderful gray cloud.
Oxymoron
Halve
Divide into two parts of equal or roughly equal size.
What is figurative language?
Figurative language refers to the use of words in a way that deviates from the conventional order and meaning in order to convey a complicated meaning, colorful writing, clarity, or evocative comparison.
(Heard/herd) A large Buffalo _____ was running in the meadow.
Herd
I'm vertically challenged.
Euphemism
Ewe