Definitions
Figurative Language
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Halloween
100

This type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as."

What is a simile?

100

The stars danced in the night.

Personification?

100

Details that support a main idea are called?

Supporting details

100

The most important point the writer is trying to make.

Central Idea

100

What is the oldest Halloween candy?

Candy Corn

200

The repetition of the same consonant sounds in the beginning. 

Alliteration 

200

The bee buzzed around my head. BUZZZ!  

Onomatopoeia

200

Non-fiction means....

True Story

200

Beginning, Middle, End 

Plot

200

Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?

A fruit


300

This type of figurative language means giving human qualities to non-human or non-living things.

What is personification?

300

"The rabbit was as slow as a sloth"

Simile

300

This is what we call the main points of a story. 

a summary

300

Name the theme...

There was a ragged old woman following behind me as I walked down each isle. She had a strange look on her face, as her missing teeth distorted her smile. I rushed to try to avoid her, as I was a little nervous about what she might do. Come to find out, I dropped some money, and she was trying to return it to me. 

Don't judge a book by its cover

300

What was the name of the town in "The Nightmare Before Christmas?

Halloween Town

400

This type of figurative language compares two things without using like or as.

What is a metaphor?

400

"Costs an arm and a leg."

Idiom?

400

Fact or Opinion: "I think green beans taste like boogers"

Opinion

400

a problem, an issue, a disagreement with others or ourselves 

Conflict
400

What song has the lyrics....

Send shivers down your spine.

Shrieking skulls will shock your soul.

Seal your doom tonight.

Spooky Scary Skeletons

500

What type of figurative language is this? "I'm so hungry I could eat a cow."

Hyperbole

500

He was a hurricane when he entered the room.

Metaphor?

500

Today Nov. 1st

Ms. Scott's last day :(

500

What is resolution?

solving a problem

500

Halloween is the second largest commercial holiday in the U.S. after Christmas. How much do Americans spend on Halloween each year?

a) $200 million          b) $1 billion

c) $10 billion

About 10.6 billion

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