Figures of Speech
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Parallelism
Definitions
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100
Every cloud has its silver lining.
What is idiom?
100
"And me, my hair is lazy. It never obeys bows, barrettes, or bands."
Who is Esperanza?
100
The dictionary can be used to find these: word meanings, pronunciations, correct spellings, and looking up irregular verbs.
What is change "looking up irregular verbs" to "irregular verbs"
100
An indirect reference made to a person, place, think, or idea outside of the text.
What is an allusion?
200
All these names have this figurative device in common: Ronald Reagan Sammy Sosa Jesse Jackson Michael Moore William Wordsworth Mickey Mouse Porky Pig
What is alliteration?
200
"Louie's girl cousin is older than us. She lives with Louie's family because her own family is in Puerto Rico."
Who is Marin?
200
The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, to do some warm-up exercises before the game, and that they should not eat too much.
What is change "to do some warm-up exercises before the game" to "that they should do some warm-up exercises before the game"
200
A word that sounds like how it's spelled
What is an onomotopoeia?
300
It's not just a simile: Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
What is pun?
300
"...nobody looked up not once the day [he] learned to fly and dropped from the sky like a sugar donut..."
Who is Angel Vargas?
300
The production manager was asked to write his report quickly, accurately, and in a detailed manner.
What is change "in a detailed manner" to "thoroughly?" (open)
300
Similarity in structure in a pair or series of words, phrases, or clauses.
What is parallelism?
400
“We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender.”
What is an anaphora?
400
"You see that cloud, that fat one there?... That's God."
Who is Darius?
400
The teacher said that he was a poor student because he waited until the last minute to study for the exam, completed his lab problems in a careless manner, and his motivation was low.
What is change "his motivation was low" to a phrase that begins with a past tense verb?
400
A technique adopted by writers to present ideas, characters or places in such a manner that they appeal to more than one senses like hearing, seeing, smell etc. at the same.
What is synesthesia?
500
There are two: “With blue, uncertain, stumbling buzz, Between the light and me; And then the windows failed, and then could not see to see.”
What are synesthesia and simile?
500
"That there is Nancy, otherwise known as Pig-eye. And over there, her cousin Mildred, and little Joey, Marco, Nerieda and sue."
Who is Nenny?
500
Christmas is a time not only for exchanging gifts, but also spending time with family.
What is "for spending time with family"
500
When an animal or non-human thing actually acts as if it is human.
What is anthropomorphism?
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