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Identify the Figurative Language
Irony
Symbolism & Flashbacks
Musical Potpourri
Final Jeopardy
100
Which literary device is used by authors when they want to give an object human qualities?
personification
100
My love for you is as deep as an ocean.
simile
100
Which type of irony is this? (verbal, situational, dramatic)
verbal
100
Black often symbolizes...
death
evil
100
Which body part never lie?
hips
200
Which two types of figurative language are comparisons of 2 unlike things that share a characteristic?
simile
metaphor
200
Life is pain.
metaphor
200
Which type of irony is this? (verbal, situational, dramatic)
situational
200
Dream sequences and memories are common ways authors use _______________ in their writing.
flashback
200
Who sing this old grunge rock song?
Pearl Jam
300
This literary device is used when an author uses an object to represent an idea.
symbolism
300
Nick’s nephew needed new notebooks now
alliteration
300
Which type of irony is this? (verbal, situational, dramatic)
verbal
300
Double Trouble
Chains often symbolize...
things coming together.
300
Which language is this?
Japanese
400
Double Trouble
This literary device is used when an author gives hints at something that will happen later in the story.
foreshadowing
400
I'm so hungry I could eat 50 pizzas!
hyperbole
400
Which type of irony is this? (verbal, situational, dramatic)
dramatic
400
Identify and explain the symbol in the following:
The roads symbolize different paths in life the speaker must choose between.
400
How many little birds are there?
3
500
This literary device is used when authors break from the plot to share something that happened before the story began.
flashback
500
The flowers begged for water.
personification
500
Double Trouble
Which type of irony is this? (verbal, situational, dramatic)
From Jaws
dramatic
500
What does the viewer learn from this flashback in Ratatouille?
Answers will vary
500
Which famous actress was this singer friends with and even wrote a poem about her?
Jada Pinkett Smith
500
Identify the type of irony and explain what is ironic about it.
While boarding the ship at the beginning of the movie "Titanic", one character exclaims, "It is so beautiful, I could just die!"
Dramatic Irony
The audience knows this character will actually die when the ship sinks at the end of the movie.