Syntax
Sound
Comparison & Exaggeration
Miscellaneous
Surprise Mix
100

"Yo" "What's good?" are examples of _____ words.

Slang

100

What is a figure of speech commonly used for the names of characters in classic cartoons? (Hint: Think Disney and Warner Bros.)

Alliteration

100
What is the figure of speech one uses when he calls his semi truck an "eighteen-wheeler?"
Synecdoche
100
What is the figure of speech in the following sentence? "He is a little giant."
Oxymoron
100
What figure of speech are you using whenever you utter the words: "I'm so hungry, I could eat a whole whale."
Hyperbole
200

Using the phrase W.C. to reference the toilets is an example of a what?

Euphemism

200

The Tell Tale Heart is a good example of using __________ in writing.

Suspense

200

What figure of speech fits this example? "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get."

Analogy

200

If a person says, “Don’t act like a Romeo in front of her”, he/she is creating an ________.

Allusion

200

"It was dark and dim in the forest, The children were screaming and shouting in the fields, He whiffed the aroma of brewed coffee" are all examples of what?

Imagery

300

“Certain medications can cause or worsen nasal symptoms (especially congestion). The italicized words are examples of medical ________.

Jargon

300
What figure of speech is the Wu-Tang Clan employing in the following line? "I bomb atomically – Socrates' philosophies and hypotheses can't define how I be droppin' these mockeries."
Assonance
300

What comparison figure of speech may rely on alliteration for part of its impact?

Simile

300
What is the main figure of speech that runs throughout the following verses? "Ah, William, we're weary of weather,"
 said the sunflowers, shining with dew.
 "Our traveling habits have tired us. 
Can you give us a room with a view?" They arranged themselves at the window
 and counted the steps of the sun, 
and they both took root in the carpet
 where the topaz tortoises run.
Personification
300

Laughing at another person slipping on a banana peel, and then you slipping on a banana peel is an example of ___________.

Irony

400

A horse is a very stable.

Pun

400

Father: “We are going on a vacation.”
Son: “That’s great!!!”

This is an example of what?

Tone

400

"All is fair in love and war" is an example of what?

Cliche

400

There’s no place like home, is an example of a _______ ________ (2 words).

Positive Connotation
400

A red rose, or the color red, stands for love or romance.

Symbolism
500

A particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group is also known as ______.

Dialect

500

"She ate seven sandwiches on a sunny Sunday last year."

Consonance

500

A comparison of two things that do not use “like” or “as” is also known as a ________.

Metaphor

500

“The pen is mightier than the sword" is an example of what?

Metonymy

500

Deserts are sometimes hot, dry, and sandy.” is an example of what?

Understatement
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