Vocabulary
Name That Device
Device Vs. Device
Pop Culture
Which One Doesn't Belong
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The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman,or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
What is Personification?
100
“Her smile was as bright as the sun.”
What is a simile?
100
“The fiery fox flew fearlessly through the forest.”
Alliteration or Allusion?
What is Alliteration?
100
"i continue to continue"
Quote From I'm Not Done Yet" by Lucille Clifton
What is anaphora?
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A. “Bang!”
B. “Sizzle.”
C. “Crack!”
D. “Her eyes were stars.”
D-“Her eyes were stars.”
Why? It’s a metaphor; the others are onomatopoeia
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A saying or remark that is very often made, and is therefore not original or interesting
What is a Cliche?
200
“Boom! Crack! Hiss! The fireworks lit up the sky.”
What is onomatopoeia?
200
She folded the acceptance letter and tucked it into her grandmother’s old cookbook, letting the future rest inside the past.
Symbol or Imagery?
What is Symbol?
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“Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us.”
Quote from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
What is symbolism?
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A. “Life is a journey.”
B. “He’s a rock during hard times.”
C. “The wind whispered.”
D. “Her heart is a locked door.”
C-“The wind whispered.”
Why? It’s personification, while the others are metaphors
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The full significance of a character’s words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.
What is Dramatic Irony?
300
“Time is a thief that steals our moments.”
What is personification?
300
“His voice cracked like glass under pressure.”
Simile or Metaphor?
What is a Simile?
300
“The night crawled slowly by like a wounded snake.”
Quote from The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell
What is simile?
300
A. “Like a leaf in the wind”
B. “As brave as a lion”
C. “Her laughter was thunder”
D. “Cold as ice
C. “Her laughter was thunder.”
Why? It’s a metaphor; the rest are similes (using “like” or “as”).
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Features the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences, phrases, or clauses
What is Anaphora?
400
"He’s got the world on his shoulders.”
What is a metaphor?
400
“The bacon sizzled and popped as it hit the hot pan.”
Oxymoron or Onomatopoeia?
What is Onomatopoeia?
400
“Atticus was as calm as a mountain on the outside.”
Quote from To Kill a Mockingbird
What is simile?
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A. “The sun smiled down on us”
B. “The city sleeps”
C. “The chair groaned under his weight”
D. “The classroom was a zoo”
D. “The classroom was a zoo.”
Why? It’s a metaphor; the others are personification (giving human traits to non-human things).
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The repetition of the sound of a vowel in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible.
What is Assonance?
500
“This is the beginning of the end.”
What is a paradox?
500
“I used to be a baker, but I couldn't make enough dough.”
Pun or Hyperbole?
What is a Pun?
500
What is metaphor?
500
A. “He kicked the bucket”
B. “Break a leg”
C. “You’re the light of my life”
D. “Spill the beans”
C. “You’re the light of my life.”
Why? It’s a metaphor; the rest are idioms (expressions with meanings not literal from the words).