Oxymorons and Hyperbole
Similies and Metaphors
Personification
Idioms and Alliteration
Euphemisum
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Why does the following sentence an oxymoron? One choice can decide your faith.
What is (along the lines of...) Usually when there are choices there is more than one but here it contridicts with one choice.
100
What is the difference between similes and metaphors?
What is similes compare to unlike things with like or as while metaphors compare to unlike things without like or as.
100
What is the definition of Personification.
What is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects or ideas.
100
Use the idiom break a leg in a sentence.
What is answer may vary.
100
What is the definition of euphemisum?
What is a mild or pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive.
200
Identify the hyperbole in the following sentence. It took a long time for us to get in the reasturant. While I was waiting I grew more impatiant and hungry. As soon as I said "I am so hungry I could eat a horse", we were excorted to our seats.
What is I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
200
What two things are being compared in the following simile. She is as slow as a snail.
What is the girl's speed is being compared to a snail speed.
200
Identify the personification in the following sentence. I was super close to getting into the NBA. But, then I broke my leg. The world swallowed my hopes and dreams. I was never able to play again.
What is the world swallowed my hopes and dreams.
200
What is the repeating sound/letter in the following sentence? Peter Piper Picked A Peck Of Pickle Pepers.
What is P
200
What is a euphemisum for the following sentence? Uncle Joe died last week.
What is Uncle Joe passed away last week. Passed away is subsituted for died.
300
Identify the following oxymoron in the following sentence. While the teacher was teaching the math class everybody had a face that showed confusion. They are clearly confused.
What is clearly confused.
300
Why is the following sentence a metaphor? The whole class were brains.
What is the whole class is being compared to brains.
300
Is the following sentence and oxymoron? The strom screamed through the city.
What is yes.
300
What does the following sentence mean? She had her heart in her mouth.
What is extremly frightened or anxious.
300
What is a common euphemisum for being fired.
What is I am going to let you go. (Answers may vary)
400
What makes the following sentence an oxymoron? She had a million toys.
What is the exaggeration of a million.
400
Use the smile heart as hard as stone in a sentence.
What is answers may vary.
400
Why is the following sentence a representation of Personification? Hunger sat shivering on the road.
What is the word hunger is given the characteristic of shivering.
400
In your group create an Alliteration for everyone of you names.
What is answers my vary.
400
What is a nice way to say that you are an idiot using a euphemisum.
What is you have an interesting point of view.
500
What is the difference between an oxymoron and a hyperbole?
What is an oxymoron is a figure of speech that uses two contradictory ideas while a hyperbole is an exaggerated statement.
500
What does the following metaphor mean? The comittie shot down my ideas.
What is to be rejected.
500
Name two movie or book where non-human objects are given a human characteristic.
What is answers may vary.
500
What does the following idiom mean? A strom in a teacup.
What is a big fuss made a big fuss about something of little importance.
500
What is a commonly used euphemisum for having to urinate.
What is I have to spend a penny.
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