Figurative Language 1
Figurative Language 2
Editing
Of Mice & Men
Irony
100
Snap, crackle, pop is an example of:
onomatopoeia
100
In what location would you find many examples of onomatopoeia? a. a school b. a farm c. a swimming pool d. a church
B. Farm
100
What is the correct punctuation for this sentence? Do you like ice cream____
?
100
What will Lennie's job be when he and George get their land?
To tend the Rabbits
100
In real life, an ambulance comes to a woman's house to take her to the hospital, hopefully to save her life. On the way to the hospital the ambulance is hit by a semi truck and everyone on board the ambulance is killed.
Situational
200
In the horizon, I could see the sun smiling at me. What literary device is used in this sentence?
Personification
200
What is a comparison using "like" or "as" called?
Simile
200
Insert comma where it belongs If you require additional support please call the service department. a. If, b. require, c. support, d. please,
c. support,
200
Why did George and Lennie have to flee from weed ?
Because Lennie was feeling on a ladies dress.
200
DAILY DOUBLE: Draw a self portrait of somebody in the class and your group has to guess who it is. What type of Irony is this? I am so glad the elevator is stuck; it has been a lifelong dream that this would happen.
Verbal
300
What is the correct punctuation mark for: Wow, what a show__
!
300
Daily Double: Pick a member of your team to act like a monkey for 10 sec. What type of figurative language is: The test was a piece of cake.
A. Metaphor
300
DAILY DOUBLE: One person from the team has to freestyle rap. Read the sentence: aaron said, "i'm studying french, so i will be able to talk to my relatives from france." Which words need to be capitalized? a. Aaron, I'm, French, I, France b. Aaron, I, France c. Aaron, I'm, I, France d. Aaron, I'm, France, French
a. Aaron, I'm, French, I, France
300
Who killed Curley's wife?
Lennie
300
Daily Double: Pick a member of your team to sing their best opera version of the ABC'S. When the audience understands something that a character does not know, this is:
dramatic
400
I've told you a thousand times that I'm sorry! a. Onomatopoeia b. Hyperbole c. Personification d. Oxymoron
b. hyperbole
400
Which of the following provides the best connotation of the idiom "I just stuck my foot in my mouth"? a. My foot is tasty, so I stuck it in my mouth. b. I just said something really embarrassing. c. I just said something truly intelligent. d. I just stubbed my toe, so I stuck it in my mouth.
B. I just said something really embarrassing.
400
Read the following sentences: It was a sunny day in dallas, texas. mr. perez could feel the sun's rays as he walked down columbus st. What needs to be capitalized? a. It was a sunny day in dallas, Texas. Mr. perez could feel the sun's rays as he walked down columbus St. b. It was a sunny day in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Perez could feel the sun's rays as he walked down columbus st. c. It was a sunny day in dallas, Texas. Mr. Perez could feel the sun's rays as he walked down columbus St. d. It was a sunny day in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Perez could feel the sun's rays as he walked down Columbus St.
d. It was a sunny day in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Perez could feel the sun's rays as he walked down Columbus St.
400
Who said: “I don’ like this place, George. This ain’t no good place. I wanna get outa here.”
Lennie
400
When the audience knows something that the character does not, it is called:
Dramatic Irony
500
Daily Double: Choose a member from your group to do the "Whip" Dance. My children were piranhas on thanksgiving day. It was like they'd never seen food before.
metaphor
500
Metaphors are different from simile because..
does not use an explicit comparative word such as like or as.
500
Which sentence is correctly punctuated? a. He asked himself, "Is this the best of all possible worlds." b. He asked himself, is this the best of all possible worlds? c. "He asked himself, is this the best of all possible worlds?" d. He asked himself, "Is this the best of all possible worlds?"
d. He asked himself, "Is this the best of all possible worlds?"
500
Who killed Lennie?
George
500
Read the following example of irony and determine which type of irony is being used. Tammy went to the mall shopping and she discovered many sales. Tammy knew she wanted some new clothes for spring, but didn't really have the money. She was expecting a bonus from her job in a few weeks. Tammy decided she had worked really hard and that she deserved some new things. She went ahead and bought her some clothes using her charge card. Tammy knew she could pay her merchandise off on her charge card when she received her bonus. Tammy went to work the next day and got fired due to her company not needing as many employees because business was slow.
Situational
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