Figures of Speech
Which two figures of speech involve comparison?
a. alliteration and metaphor
b. hyperbole and simile
c. metaphor and simile
d. personification and onomatopoeia
c. metaphor and simile
What does this idiom mean?
"There's no point crying about it. PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER."
to become calm and behave normally again after being angry or upset; to regain one's composure
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
What is the most used adjective in the English language?
The most used adjective in the English language is ‘good’.
Who wrote The Iliad?
Homer
What is the figure of speech in which nonhuman or nonliving things are spoken about as if they were human?
Personification
Example:
"My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning."
What does this idiom mean?
“I don't feel like hanging out today. I'm feeling a bit UNDER THE WEATHER.”
feeling sick
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future
What is the most mispronounced (and often misspelt) word in the English language?
The most mispronounced (and often misspelt) word in the English language is ‘Pronunciation’.
What Victor Hugo novel was adapted into a Disney animated movie in 1996?
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Identify what figure of speech is used in the sentence.
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!"
A HYPERBOLE is a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis.
What does this idiom mean?
"I don't know how I'll tell my parents if I fail a subject, but I'll CROSS THE BRIDGE WHEN I GET THERE."
It means you will not worry about a possible future problem but will deal with it if it happens.
What can you catch, but not throw?
A cold
How many letters does the longest word in the English language contain?
The longest word in the English language contains 45 letters.
The forty-five letter word, ‘pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis’, refers to a lung disease caused by inhalation of fine silca dust.
Which classic book by J. M. Barrie opens with the line “All children, except one grew up”?
Peter Pan
The phrases 'the humming bee', 'the cackling hen', and 'the buzzing saw' are examples of ________________.
ONOMATOPOEIA - the imitation of natural sounds by words
What does this idiom mean?
A: It's so hot today!
B: YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN.
Expressing complete agreement with something just said
I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
A bank
PANGRAM
A familiar example of it is the sentence:
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Who were the four sisters in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women?
Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy
Identify what figure of speech is used in the sentence.
"How many times have I told you to clean your room?"
A RHETORICAL QUESTION is a figure of speech where a question is posed not to elicit an answer but to emphasize a point or create dramatic effect.
What does this idiom mean?
"The whole controversy turned out to be A STORM IN A TEACUP."
Making a big fuss about a small problem
You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
All the people on the boat are married.
What is the shortest grammatically correct sentence in English?
"Go!"
What is the full name of the author of Don Quixote?
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616)
Don Quixote is considered the first modern novel and the best-selling fiction book of all time.