A comparison between two seemingly unrelated things, using connecting words such as like, as or seems in the comparisons.
What is Simile?
100
A comparison that uses no connecting words.
What is Metaphor?
100
Busy bubbles bounced around.
What is an example of alliteration
100
Her backpack weighed a ton!
What is an example of a hyperbole?
100
A word, such as plop, buzz, or snap, whose sound suggests its meaning.
What is Onomatopoeia?
200
Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
What is an example of alliteration?
200
The repeating of beginning consonant sounds in a group of words.
What is Alliteration?
200
Hints about events that will occur further in the story. Hints may appear in dialog or narration.
What is Foreshadowing?
200
An interruption in the story to tell about events that happened earlier.
What is Flashback?
200
Words or phrases that appeal to the senses and conjure up mental images.
What is Imagery?
300
I lowered the car window and felt the cool, moist breeze blow across my face. It was a winter evening, and I could see the streetlights glowing and glistening, as they reflected off the street, blanketed in snow.
What is an example of imagery?
300
Obvious exaggeration used to emphasize a point or add excitement and humor to a story.
What is Hyperbole?
300
Something concrete that stands for something abstract.
What is Symbol?
300
The white dove of peace.
What is an example of a symbol?
300
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
What is an example of juxtaposition?
400
Her skin was as soft as velvet.
What is an example of a simile?
400
He was a raging bull after he realized he failed the test.
What is An example of a metaphor?
400
Boom, boom pow!
What is an example of onomatopoeia?
400
There was a mountain of mashed potatoes on her plate!
What is an example of a hyperbole?
400
Sarah was waiting backstage, nervous about her performance. She had a sudden memory about her performance last year when she fell in front of everyone.
What is an example of a flashback?
500
She fell fast asleep in her bed that night without knowing that tomorrow would be the scariest day of her life.
What is an example of foreshadowing?
500
The arrangement of two or more ideas, characters, actions, settings, phrases or words side by side for the purpose of comparison, contrast, rhetorical effect, suspense or character development.
What is Juxtaposition?
500
The water was a refreshing air conditioner as it misted onto her arms.
What is an example of a metaphor?
500
Those kids are acting like animals!
What is an example of a simile?
500
She thought back to the beginning of her trip when the stranger had bumped into her at the airport. He must have dropped the camera in her purse by accident.