Figurative Language 1
Pop, boom, thud, moo, crunch, and pitter-patter are all examples of what?
Onomatopoeia
"My heart's a stereo" is an example of what?
Metaphor
"The wind howled during the storm" is an example of what?
Personification
Name the 90s boy band that sang the song
"Motown Philly".
Boys II Men
100 Bonus Points if you can sing the chorus.
"Big brown bears bounce blissfully below blue balloons" is an example of what?
Alliteration
"Watch out for George; he is a snake in the grass" is an example of what?
Metaphor
"Life is a like long highway of curves." is an example of what?
Simile
Paper, Rock, or Scissors?
I choose rock.
After reading the poem "Dreams' by Langston Hughes,
you are now inspired to achieve your goals. This is an example of what?
Mood
Nikki Grimes sounds very hopeful in the poem
"Truth". This is an example of
A. Mood
B. Theme
C. Tone
What might fire symbolize?
Passion, Anger/Fury, Destruction, Comfort
"A bicycle can't stand on its own because it's two-tired" is an example of what?
PUN
"The author used such vivid imagery that the story jumped out of the page" is an example of what?
Personification
"Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hatred; hatred leads to conflict; conflict leads to suffering" is an example of what?
Repetition
"She could take on an army of 100 warriors" is an example of what?
Hyperbole
You lose 400 points :(
Just kidding, take 400 points :)
The lesson that an author wants the reader to learn from the poem is called the
theme
"And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain" is an example of what?
Alliteration
"Don't cry over spilled milk." is an example of what?
Idiom
I'm thinking of a number 1-100. If your team guesses correctly, all other teams reset their scores to zero.
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