Euphemism or Hyperbole?
Metaphor or Simile?
Personification
Name that figurative language
Things to ponder on...
100
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
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
My father is a monster.
What is a metaphor.
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? Euphemism or hyperbole?
What is euphemism. It 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
My sister sleeps so many Saturdays.
What is alliteration
200
What is a similie?
When you compare 2 things using the word "like" or the word "as".
300
We have a ton of work to do this next month!
What is .... hyperbole.
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
My pencil danced across the paper as I wrote my story.
What is ....personification
300
An oxymoron is ___________.
What is when you use 2 opposite ideas together to make a point. i.e. pretty ugly
400
If you want to wish someone good luck on a performance, how many of the following euphemisms 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
To get 400 points you must answer all of the following: 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
My mother left the room to go powder her nose.
What is euphemism?
400
An allusion is...
What is when you refer to a book or a movie or tv show..like describing your friend as your 'Patrick' as you are alluding to Spongebob and Patrick.
500
Give 2 examples of euphemisms.
What is .... (Teacher must check for points)
500
This is a hard question ... one that many junior high students and high school students might not get ... 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
I am so tired of running....I am not the Maze Runner you know.
What is allusion
500
A Euphemism
What is .... when you use another phrase because you don't want to say literally what is happening. ie. saying someone 'passed away' instead of 'died'.
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