Reference to cultural figure, place, or literature outside the text. These references can be biblical, political, or from popular culture.
a. symbolism
b. alliteration
c. allusion
d. idiom
What is allusion
100
"The pencil danced across the desk quickly" is an example of what type of figurative language?
a. pun
b. personification
c. hyperbole
d. allusion
What is personification
100
A direct comparison, usually using a form of "to be" like WAS or IS
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
d. alliteration
What is metaphor
200
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!! A popular, common expression that has an agreed-upon meaning that differs from its literal, or actual, meaning.
a. hyperbole
b. alliteration
c. idiom
d. allusion
What is idiom
200
"The girl's perfect teeth sparkled like diamonds in the dim light." is an example of what type of figurative language?
a. metaphor
b. personification
c. simile
d. pun
What is simile
200
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!! A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.
a. onomatopoeia
b. metaphor
c. allusion
d. personification
What is pun
300
Repetition of beginning word sounds. It doesn't have to be the same letter, just make the same sound.
a. idiom
b. alliteration
c. hyperbole
d. allusion
What is alliteration
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!
When she lost her job, she became Scrooge and refused to buy anything that wasn’t necessary.
a. simile
b. personification
c. allusion
d. symbolism
What is allusion
300
Applies human characteristics to non-human objects. These can be living or non-living objects.
a. metaphor
b. personification
c. pun
d. simile
What is personification
400
The use of concrete and recognizable things to represent ideas
a. allusion
b. idiom
c. symbolism
d. pun
What is symbolism
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!! "The best way to communicate with a fish is to drop them a line." is an example of what type of figurative language? a. pun b. hyperbole c. alliteration d. personification
What is pun
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! The use of a word whose sound suggests it's meaning.
a. metaphor
b. allusion
c. pun
d. onomatopoeia
What is onomatopoeia
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!! Intentional exaggeration
a. idiom
b. hyperbole
c. allusion
d. pun
What is hyperbole
500
"Out of the blue" is an example of what type of figurative language?
a. pun
b. idiom
c. personification
d. alliteration
What is idiom
500
An indirect comparison, usually using LIKE or AS to link the two objects.
a. metaphor
b. simile
c. alliteration
d. allusion