A word that describes a sound and also mimics the sound when the word is spoken
What is onomatopoeia?
100
The bodybuilder's arms were tree trunks.
What is hyperbole?
100
The resident podiatrist
Who is Jake Wexler?
100
An act committed in violation of the law
What is a crime?
200
She is like the sun, so fair.
What is a simile?
200
Extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
200
The book was a weight, it was so heavy.
What is metaphor?
200
The person who reads the will
Who is E J Plum?
200
Someone who saw or can give a firsthand account
What is a witness?
300
Clouds are ships which sail the skies.
What is a metaphor?
300
The repetition of beginning sound in at least 2 or more words.
What is alliteration?
300
Descriptive language appealing to the senses.
What is imagery?
300
She considers herself an interior designer
Who is Grace Windsor Wexler?
300
A guess of feeling not based on known facts
What is a hunch?
400
When the climax or conflict is solved
What is resolution?
400
The repetition of vowel sounds WITHIN a word, creating lines that ALMOST rhyme...but not quite.
What is assonance?
400
Hey diddle diddle! The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon; The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.
What is personification?
400
The name of the supposed bomber
Who is Otis Amber?
400
A defense that an accused person uses to show they were somewhere else other than the scene of the crime.
What is an alibi?
500
A struggle or problem in the story for the main character
What is conflict?
500
A true doubting Thomas, he insisted on seeing some proof of the whole idea.
What is idiom?
500
the repetition of consonant sounds WITHIN words
What is consonance?
500
This character likes to dress up on a specific holiday. Name the character and the holiday.
Who is Sam Westing and what is the 4th of July?
500
Two words!
1. to draw conclusions based on clues and logic
2. An inner drive that causes a person to do something or act a certain way