Underneath the poet tree,
Come and rest awhile with me,
And watch the way the wind-web weaves
What is alliteration
200
Giving non-human objects, human qualities.
What is Personification
200
An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true
What is hyperbole
200
The tall grass danced in the breeze
What is personification
200
Meow, sizzle, whoosh!
What is onomatopoeia
200
Coil and hiss-writhe and twist--
My hairdo won't get done
Cause one hair's hissing, "Ponytail,"
And one yells, "Simple bun!"
(2 types of figurative language)
What is onomatopoeia & personification
300
A comparison between 2 unlike things using "like," "as," or "than."
What is Simile
300
A group of lines of poetry
What is stanza
300
The clouds were marshmallows
What is metaphor
300
That puppy is as cute as a button
What is simile
300
Your feet smell so bad
Just like Limburger cheese
That I'm holding my nose tight
Between my two knees
What is simile
400
Words that sound like the object or actions they refer to.
What is onomatopoeia
400
Repeating the same beginning sound in more than 2 words.
What is alliteration
400
My house is so large, I need a map to find my room
What is hyperbole
400
I could sleep for three weeks
What is hyperbole
400
Love is a jewel, or a rose, or a butterfly
What is metaphor
500
A comparison between 2 unlike things without using "like," "as," or "than."
What is metaphor
500
a word or phrase which means something different from what it says
What is idiom
500
The soldier was as brave as a lion
What is simile
500
Her hair was silk
What is metaphor
500
In a house the size of a postage stamp
Lived a man as big as a barge