A cluster of same sounding vowel or consonants repeated in a sentence.
What is alliteration?
100
Give an example of a simile.
Needs to compare two objects using like or as.
100
Give the definition of - hyperbole.
What is an exaggeration?
100
My stomach growled during Language Arts class.
What is personification?
200
I'm starving!
What is a hyperbole?
200
A comparison of two objects using like or as.
What is simile?
200
Give an example of a hyperbole.
Needs to have an exaggeration.
200
Give the definition of - imagery.
What is writing that appeals to the five senses - taste, touch, smell, hear, and see?
200
That movie really knocked my socks off!
What is an idiom?
300
Her dress is a cloak of comfort.
What is a metaphor?
300
A phrase or sentence that has a meaning different from the literal meaning.
What is idiom?
300
Give an example of foreshadowing.
Needs to have a hint of what's to come.
300
Give the definition of - Onomatopoeia.
What is a word that represents a sound?
300
Dan dragged the dog down the dirt driveway.
What is alliteration?
400
It's very early in the morning and all roads are clear. I have three choices of routes to get to work, and the one choice I make bring me to a traffic jam.
What is irony?
400
Two opposing words placed next to each other in a sentence.
What is oxymoron?
400
Give an example of alliteration.
Needs to have a repeated vowel or consonant.
400
Give the definition of the word - foreshadowing.
What are hints the author uses to indicate what will happen later in the story?
400
The children screeched as the roller coaster plummeted down its track.
What is onomatopoeia?
500
Life is a mess. Sometimes you can clean it up with ease, other times the task is too overwhelming.
What is extended metaphor?
500
A humorous play on words.
What is a pun?
500
Give an example of extended metaphor.
Needs to have a comparison of two objects that extends beyond one sentence, not using like or as.
500
Give the definition of the word - Irony.
What is something that happens which is the opposite of the assumed outcome.
500
The room was dusty and smelled faintly of mold. There was a cold draft coming from the shattered window.