I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
Idiom or hyperbole?
What is hyperbole?
100
She is as pretty as a picture. Simile or Metaphor?
What is simile ?
100
Personification.
What is giving a non-human thing human characteristics or qualities?
100
What is alliteration?
What is the same sound repeated in connected words?
100
What is onomatopoeia?
A word that is associated with the sound it describes.
200
"He let the cat out of the bag."
Idiom or hyperbole?
What is idiom?
200
The colorful, blooming flowers of spring are nature's grandest artwork. Simile or Metaphor?
What is metaphor?
200
What is being personified in the following? "The heat ripped the breath from her lungs!" ?
What is heat?
200
What is the following sentence an example of?
Zach watched zillions of zebras zip by.
A. simile
B. metaphor
C. alliteration
D. idiom
What is C--alliteration?
200
Which type of figurative language is used in the following:
Always remember that you cannot judge a book by its cover.
A. simile
B. personification
C. idiom
What is C----idiom?
300
We have a ton of work to do this next month!
Idiom or hyperbole?
Why?
What is .... hyperbole?
It uses exaggeration to emphasize that we have a lot of work, but it doesn't really weigh a TON!
300
We would have had more pizza to eat if Tammy hadn’t been such a hog!
(1)Metaphor or Simile? (2) Which two items are being compared?
(1) What is metaphor?
(2) Tammy is compared to a hog
300
What does it mean when someone says, "The flowers danced with the moonlight?"
It means the flowers were moving from side to side as if they were dancing.
300
What is the purpose of alliteration?
To create a musical effect in writing.
300
Give an example of onomatopoeia.
Answers will vary.
400
If you want to wish someone good luck on a stage performance, which idioms could you say? Write the letters.
A. Shake a leg.
B. Barking up the wrong tree.
C. Knock 'em dead.
D. It's raining cats & dogs.
What are A and C ?
400
She is like a rainy day.
(1) Is this a simile or metaphor? (2) How do you know?
(1) What is simile?
(2) It compares she to rainy day using the word "like."
400
What is being personified in the following?
The tree arrested the on-coming deer.
What is tree?
400
Which sounds are alliterative in the following poem?
Franks and fries, and French fondue
Beans and burgers-- biscuits too
Fudge and beans; burritos with cheese
When I eat too much, I always sneeze!
What are F and B ?
400
Which type of figurative language is used in the following:
The basketball is like a heartbeat
Pounding rhythmically on the
Gymnasium floor.
The basketball is as smooth as butter
As it slides out of my hands and
Into the basket.
What is simile?
500
Write one idiom (not previously used in this game).
Answers will vary.
500
Write a simile in a sentence. You may not use one already seen in this game.
Answers will vary. Teacher will determine accuracy.
500
Write a sentence using personification.
Answers will vary. (teacher must check for correct response)
500
Write a sentence containing alliteration.
Answers will vary. (teacher will check for correct answers)
500
Is the meaning in the following literal or non literal?
To prepare for the test tonight, she is going to hit the books hard.