Definitions
A comparison using "like" or "as" is one of these.
What is a simile?
An exaggeration is this.
What is hyperbole?
"Her hair was as golden as the sun" is an example of this.
What is a simile?
"A jumbo Shrimp" is an example of this.
What is an oxymoron?
When you give something a trait a human would usually have, you do this.
What is personification?
When you compare two things directly, without using like or as, you use this.
What is a metaphor?
"The waves whispered to the shore as they washed over it" is an example of this.
What is a personification?
"Break a leg" and "Piece of cake" are examples of this.
What is an idiom?
An onomatopoeia is this.
What is a word that spells out a sound?
An idiom is this.
What is an old saying that doesn't mean what it says?
"I am more annoyed than anyone has ever been!" is an example of this.
What is hyperbole?
"Cooper climbs a corrugated castle to capture the corrupt count and conquer the country" is an example of this.
What is alliteration?
Alliteration means you do this.
What is use multiple words with the same starting sound?
When 2 opposite words are put right next to each other, it is called this.
What is an oxymoron?
" She is a lit match" would be an example of this.
What is a metaphor?
"The spring flew put of the broken watch with a boing!" is an example of this.
What is onomatopoeia?
When you use someone well known in history to describe someone, you do this.
What is allusion?
Bonus! A humorous play on words is called this.
What is a pun?
"He was a real Romeo!" is an example of this.
What is an allusion?
Bonus! "I had an eggscellent time cooking omelets with you this morning!" would be an example of this.
What is a pun?