Idiom or Hyperbole?
Metaphor or Simile?
Personification
Idioms
Review
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I'm so hungry I could eat a horse! Idiom or hyperbole?
What is hyperbole - it uses exaggeration to over-emphasize that the person is REALLY hungry!
100
Brian was a wall, bouncing every tennis ball back over the net. Metaphor or simile?
What is metaphor.
100
Define personification
What is giving a non-human thing human characteristics or qualities.
100

What is an idiom

What is ... (1) phrases that mean something different from its literal meaning

100
What is onomatopeia?
What is the written form of a sound like "bang," "pop," or "swish!"
200
What does, "He let the cat out of the bag" mean? Idiom or hyperbole?
What is idiom. This idiom means someone shared a secret.
200

Brian was a wall, bouncing every tennis ball back over the net. This metaphor compares Brian to a wall because (A) He was very strong. (B) He was very tall. (C) He kept returning the balls. (D) His body was made of cells.

What is .... (C) He kept returning the balls.

200
What could, "The heat ripped the breath from her lungs!" mean?
What is ... it could mean it was so hot it hurt her lungs to breathe.
200

What does it mean when someone says "break a leg"?

What is B) good luck

200

The lion waited eagerly to pounce on its prey. What does the word "pounce" mean? (1) eat (2) devour (3) jump (4) kiss

What is (3) jump

300
We have a ton of work to do this next month! Idiom or hyperbole and why?
What is .... hyperbole because it uses exaggeration to emphasize that we have a lot of work, but it doesn't really weigh a TON!
300
We would have had more pizza to eat if Tammy hadn’t been such a hog! (1)Metaphor or Simile? (2)How do you know?
What is ... This is a metaphor because it does not use like or as to compare Tammy to a hog.
300
What does it mean when someone says, "The flowers danced with the moonlight?"
What is .... it means the flowers looked like they were dancing under the moonlight because they were moving from side to side.
300

What does it mean when someone says "once in a blue moon"

What is ....every once in a while

300

USING CONTEXT CLUES.... In life, you will encounter problems and make mistakes, but it is up to you if you let them knock you down or you learn from your mistakes. Write one synonym for encounter.

What is ... experience; come across

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If you want to wish someone good luck on a performance, how many of the following idioms could you say? "Shake a leg," "You're dressed to the T," "Knock 'em dead," "It's raining cats & dogs"
What is 2 - you could say "Shake a leg," or "Knock 'em dead!"
400

She is like a rainy day. (1) Is this a simile or metaphor? (2) How do you know? (3) What does it mean?

What is ... this is a simile because it uses the word like to compare the girl with a rainy day. Meaning: (Teacher can grade for appropriate meaning)

400

"The tree arrested the on-coming deer," could mean what?

What is ... it could mean the deer crashed into the tree; the tree brought the deer to a stop.

400

People use the idiom, a one _________ wonder, instead of saying the artist got famous off one song.

What is hit

400

"Lily licked her lolly pop like it was no tomorrow" What TWO forms of figurative language are used in this sentence?

What is idiom, and alliteration

500

Correctly write one hyperbole.

What is .... (Teacher must check for points)

500

 Shakespeare, a famous writer, once said, "All the world's a stage." What do you think he meant?

What is ... he meant that life is like a play and we are all performing every day.

500
For 500 points, you must correctly make up a sentence using personification.
What is .... (teacher must check for correct response)
500

Come up with your own idiom

What is answers may vary

500

(1) What part of speech is the word "running" in the sentence

She was running past her Aunt's house.

What is a verb

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