Simile
or
Metaphor
Examples
personification/
onomatopoeia/ personification
Hyperbole, Oxymoron or
Idiom?
Definition
100
The room was as neat as a pin.
What is a simile
100
My life is a dream, like a tiger waking up from her deep sleep.
What is simile, personification, or metaphor.
100

During the earthquake, the dishes danced on the table.

What is a personification

Choose a team to steal 100 points from.

100

Pull your socks up and focus.

What is what is an idiom

100
A comparison of two nouns that don't use like or as
What is a metaphor.
200

She looked as gloomy as an overcast sky.

What is a simile


200

The stars talk away the night.

What is personification.

Bonus 200 points

200
The honeybee buzzed as it zoomed from flower to flower.
What is an onomatopoeia
200
She just kicked the bucket.
What is an idiom
200
A funny exaggeration is called what?
What is hyperbole.
300
The fish was a speedy torpedo in the water.
What is a metaphor
300
The moaning moon.
What is personification
300
The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads
What is an personification.
300

He was flat out at work. 

What is what is an idiom

300

Two opposing words paired together to create a dramatic effect, add emphasis, or reveal a deeper

What is oxymoron.

bonus 100 points

400
My brother is a bear when he doesn't get his way.
What is a metaphor
400
The rain falls like the sun, rising upon the mountain.
What is an simile.
400
We had to wait forever!
What is a hyperbole.
400

I could sleep for a year.

What is a hyperbole

Give another team 100 of your points.

400
Expression or phrase that is not meant to be taken literally.
What is an idiom.
500

The friends are two peas in a pod.

What is a metaphor

Bonus 100 points.

500

It really burned me up when you yelled at me.

What is an idiom.

Skip your next turn.

500
He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes.
What is an onomatopoeia.
500

The actors looked like the living dead in the zombie movie.

What is an oxymoron

500
Words that resemble the sound they describe is called what?
What is a onomatopoeia.
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