"The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates" is an example of?
alliteration
100
The Philadelphia 76ers are referred to as the worst team in the NBA. This is an example of?
denotation
100
The coach of the LA Galaxy gave a speech during halftime which said, "We shall not lose. We shall not give up. We shall play to the last second". This is an example of?
anaphora
100
Because the Browns have had 24 different starting QB's since 1999, sports analysts are constantly asking the Cleveland Browns "Who is quarterbacking the new department?". This is an example of?
idiom
100
The hockey player said his teammate was as annoying as nails on a chalk board. This is an example of?
analogy
200
Clayton Kershaw was looking at the new rookies playing catch and thought to himself, "How did this idiot get drafted?". This is an example of
rhetoric
200
The buzzer shrieked right before LeBron James made the three. The buzzer shrieking is an example of?
personification
200
The fans went bananas after Chris Wondolowski scored a goal. This sentence has an example of?
colloquialism
200
After being sacked, Tom Brady hit the floor with a loud thump. This sentence has an example of?
onomatopoeia
200
The hockey player said "he looks like a hater, the hater that hates to lose." This an an example of?
anadiplosis
300
Mike Trout continuously motivates Daniel Nava by telling him to "steal someones thunder". This is an example of?
conceit
300
Yao Ming was as tall as the Empire State Building. This sis an example of?
hyperbole
300
The New York Red Bulls beat the best team in the league. Their next game was against the worst team in the league and they lost. This is an example of?
irony
300
The Browns had an open secret about releasing Johnny Manziel. "Open secret" is an example of?
oxymoron
300
Wayne Gretzky told his teammate to "stop acting like you come from heaven". Referring to heaven is an example of?
allusion
400
Before every broadcasted MLB game, the commentators present the starting lineup. This could be an example of?
exposition
400
If all the NBA can players dunk, then they all hops. If they all have hops, then they have strong legs. Therefore, basketball players who can dunk have strong legs. This is an example of?
syllogism
400
The hardest goal to make is a free kick. This is an example of?
aphorism
400
Peyton Manning said that his brother Eli Manning was boiling mad after he won the Superbowl. This is an example of?
metaphor
400
"Connor McDavid isn’t coming to the game. Tell Patrick Kane that we’ll see him next week." This is an example of?
ambiguity
500
Corey Seager once told himself "the hardest pitch to hit is a fastball right down the middle". This is an example of?
paradox
500
Michael Jordan once told his teammates "What I do is easy. I just shoot at the hoop." This is an example of?
Assonance
500
When talking about Teal Bunbury, sports analysts usually bring up "like father, like son", because he plays on the same professional team his father played for (Sporting KC). "Like father, like son" is an example of?
Parallelism
500
The Panthers were as tough as nails. This is an example of?
simile
500
Patrick Sharp told his teammate "let me give you a hand". This is an example of?