Name It!
Create It!
What's the Comparison!
Define It!
100
"Her eyes were like twinkling stars."
What is a simile?
100
Make comparison in the form of a simile to tell us how smart you are....
What is..."I am like a genius when it comes to reading!!!"
100
The day marched slowly to a sluggish tune.
What is a comparison of day to a person marching?
100
A collection of word pictures that appeal to the reader.
What is imagery?
200
"Her eyes were twinkling stars."
What is a metaphor?
200
Create a metaphor to describe someone who is overly happy or excited.....
What is..... After he won the competition and the million dollar prize, he was a firework of emotion as he jumped up and down on stage.
200
Thy step is as the wind.
What is a comparison of step to wind?
200
A comparison of two unlike things without the use of like or as.
What is a metaphor?
300
"The meat fom the turtle tasted like chicken."
What is an analogy?
300
Create a sentence using personification...
What is...The cow jumped rope.
300
Thine eyes are springs.
What is a comparison of eyes to springs?
300
Writing that is used for effect to show felings or thoughts. It is always based on a comparison and is not literally true.
What is figurative language?
400
"The moon looked down on us."
What is personification?
400
Create a hyperbole to describe a day of inclimate (bad) weather....
What is.... It is raining cats and dogs.
400
A thin curved moon barely more than a sickle blade.
What is the comparison of a thin curved moon to a sickle blade?
400
This form of figurative language is used to describe something that is generally unknown.
What is an analogy?
500
"I was so angry I could chew nails."
What is a hyperbole?
500
Give an example of imagery that appeals to the sense of sight...
What is... Eaten by maggots?
500
The warmth from inside greets me at the door like an old friend.
What is the comparison of inside warmth to a greeting from an old friend?
500
A figure of speech that uses extravagant exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole?
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