Idiom or Hyperbole?
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
What is hyperbole - it uses exaggeration to over-emphasize that the person is REALLY hungry!
Brian was a wall, bouncing every tennis ball back over the net. Metaphor or simile?
What is a metaphor?
Define personification
What is giving a non-human thing human characteristics or qualities.
My brother is a monster.
What is a metaphor?
What is onomatopeia?
What is the written form of a sound like "bang," "pop," or "swish!"
What does, "He let the cat out of the bag" mean? Idiom or hyperbole?
Idiom. It means someone shared a secret.
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.
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.
My sister sleeps so many Saturdays.
What is alliteration?
What is a simile?
When you compare 2 things using the word "like" or the word "as".
We have a ton of work to do this next month!
What is .... hyperbole.
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.
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.
My pencil danced across the paper as I wrote my story.
What is ....personification
An oxymoron is ___________.
What is when you use 2 opposite ideas together to make a point. i.e. pretty ugly
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!"
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)
"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.
My mother left the room to go powder her nose.
What is idiom?
Alliteration is...
(1) Definition
(2)- Example
1- Repeating the first consonant sound of a word.
2- Teacher checks
Give 2 examples of idioms.
What is .... (Teacher must check for points)
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.
For 500 points, you must correctly make up a sentence using personification.
What is .... (teacher must check for correct response)
I am so tired of running....I need to go recharge my batteries!
What is idiom?
An idiom
(1)- Definition
(2)- Example
1- What is .... a phrase that is not meant literally, but has a figurative meaning.
2- Teacher Checks