THEME
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
INFER
METAPHOR/SIMILE OR PERSONIFICATION
100

 I Shouldn't Be Alive or Man vs. Wild tv. shows? 

What is will to survive?
100

Helen bought a new laptop_ Mark, a digital printer, and Sarah, a Canon EOS Rebel.

What is a comma?
100

Every cloud has a silver lining.

What is Idiom?
100

"When I woke up, there were branches and leaves all over the yard and it was soaking wet."

What is there was a storm.
100

Giving human characteristics to non-living things or ideas.

What is personification?
200

One winter, a monkey found a snake stiff and frozen. The monkey felt sorry for the snake and so he picked the snake up and held it to his chest to try to warm it. The snake was quickly revived by the warmth, and because of its instincts, bit the monkey with all its might. What is the theme? A Even though you have good intentions, others may not B Don't hold snakes close to your chest. C Snakes are dangerous.

What is you may have good intentions but not everyone does?
200

Jack's new car_ in my opinion_ is way too fancy for a sixteen-year-old.

What are commas?
200

"I'll love you dear, I will love you 'till China and Africa Meet"

What is Hyperbole?
200

"But I want to go to the movies!" Demanded Kia. "Fine!" Senat said while huffing and rolling his eyes.

How is Senat feeling? 


What is annoyed or irritated.
200

"My soul is an enchanted boat"

What is a metaphor?
300

This is my fight song Take back my life song Prove I'm alright song My power's turned on Starting right now I'll be strong I'll play my fight song And I don't really care if nobody else believes 'Cause I've still got a lot of fight left in me.

What is don't give up.
300

Sally built a tree house_ she painted it blue.

What is a semi-colon?
300

Shena shared a shrapnel of her sandwich.

What is Alliteration?
300

Kyle ran into his house, slamming the door behind him. He threw his book bag on the floor and plopped on the couch. After six hours of playing Grand Larceny VII, he ate some pizza and fell asleep with a slice in on his belly and his feet on his book bag. When Kyle came home from school the next day, he was noticeably distraught. He balled up his report card and placed it inside of a soup can in the garbage. He then flipped the soup can upside down and relocated garbage from other parts of the can, arranging over the soup can. He then plopped down on the couch and picked up his controller. Why is Kyle distraught?

What is he probably got bad grades.

300

The road was a ribbon stretching across the desert.

What is a metaphor?
400

In his sophomore year of high school Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team at Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. But at 5 feet 7 inches tall, the coach believes that Jordan was too short to play at that level, so Jordan was cut from the team. Jordan didn't let this obstacle to defeat him. In fact, it caused Jordan to try even harder. He trained vigorously and grew another 4 inches the following summer. When he finally made the varsity squad, Jordan averaged 25 points a game and went on the become one of the greatest basketball players in history.


What is never give up.
400

People hardly ever talk face-to-face anymore__as a consequence, they lack social skills.

What is a semi-colon?
400

I heard the tires screech as he tried to put on brakes.

What is onomatopoeia?

400

The student raised her hand to use the restroom as soon as the teacher started going over the homework. 

Why might the student go to the restroom?

What is The student more than likely did not do her homework and doesn't want the teacher to know. 

400

Your explanation is as clear as mud.

What is a simile?
500

Julia wanted to become a doctor for as long as she could remember. In college when her friends were out at the mall or going out with friends, Julia spent all of her time studying. At graduation, Julia graduated with high honors and was offered a job shortly after.

What is hard work pays off.
500

I told you to meet me at the front of the classroom; instead__ you went to the back of the classroom.

What is a comma?
500

The sizzling bacon made my dry mouth water.

What is imagery?
500

Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was “presentable,” as Alice had often said. 

What type of job does Paul work?

What is Paul works some kind of job that requires him to get dirty: ditch digger, miner, laborer, etc.

500

Fear knocked on the door. Faith answered. There was no one there.

What is personification?

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