Randy Pausch
Sounds
Dynamic Duo
Idioms and Hyperboles
Irony and Allusion
Personification
100
Randy's wife is named...
Jai
100
What is onomatopoeia?
Words that make noise
100
Similes compare two things using..........
like or as
100
A hyperbole is...
greatly exaggerating something.
100
A elephant named Tiny....
A mouse named Giant...
Irony
100
Define personification.
Giving non- human things human traits.
200
Randy was diagnosed with this type of cancer
pancreatic
200
What type of figurative language is SNAP, CRACKLE, POP?
Onomatopoeia
200
What is this?
Mia is quiet as a mouse...
Metaphor
200
An idiom is when words or phrases are
different from their actual meaning.
200
Why does this picture show irony?
Turtles are typically slow and his name implies he's fast.
200
True or False
Personification only applies to animals.
False
300
Randy taught what subject at Carnegie Mellon?
Computer Science
300
Words close together that start with the same sound
Alliteration
300
Which of these is a metaphor?
My students are like squirrels when they have energy drinks.
My students are squirrels when they have energy drinks.
My students are squirrels when they have energy drinks.
300
Which of these is an example of hyperbole?
Austin is so hungry he could eat a horse.
or
Austin is so hungry he ate two sandwiches.
Austin is so hungry he could eat a horse.
300
Taylor Swift sang "Your daddy said stay away from Juliet." What is this?
Allusion
300
True or False
Personification only applies to things that ARE NOT alive.
False
400
Randy's dream job as a child; they make the rides and displays at Disney World
Imagineer
400
What is this? Thomas totally tricked out his truck to turbocharge it.
Alliteration
400
Is this a simile or metaphor?
Nathaniel is like a dictionary of heavy metal music.
Simile
400
This image is an example of 
Hyperbole
400
This image shows...
Irony
400
True or False- This image depicts personification
True
500
Randy calls his last lecture ?
A practical guide on how to live a good life.
500
Why is this image an example of onomotopeia ?
Because the words make noises that help make the ninja more dramatic and exciting.
500
Give me a metaphor a simile to describe yourself.
Your answer
500
Explain why this phrase and image are an idiom:
My students will turn in all their on time and 100% accurate when pigs fly.
Pigs will never actually fly so this will never happen, so I'm exaggerating greatly.
500
What is this?
Don't make me mad! I turn into a Hulk!
Allusion
500
True or False - This is personification
The Starburst was calling Carson's name.
True