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A figure of speech in which an apparent contradiction makes or highlights a point, as in Jumbo Shrimp.
What is an Oxymoron
100
A word, phrase, or longer expression with letters in the same order both backward and forward, such as “level,” or “mom.”
What is a pallindrome
100
The act or technique of giving human attributes to things that are not human.
What is personification
100
Rearranging the letters of a word to make other words.
What is an anagram
100
When a series of words in a row have the same first consonant sound: “The cat climbed up the curtain.”
What is alliteration
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The formation or use of words whose sounds suggest the meanings of the words, such as “bang,” “moo,” or “jingle.”
What is onomatopoeia
200
A phrase that describes something by comparing it to some other thing, but does NOT use like or as.
What is a metaphor
200
An obvious and deliberate exaggeration or overstatement, intended for effect and not to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole
200
A figure of speech in which two different things are compared USING the words “like” or “as” is called…
What is a simile
200
A figure of speech in which an apparent contradiction make or highlights a point as in the phrase Jumbo Shrimp.
What is an oxymoron
300
Images that are created in the mind while reading or looking at art.
What is imagery
300
A humorous play on words based on two words that are close in sound but different in meaning.
What is a pun.
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Repeating words for emphasis in a poem or story.
What is repetition
300
A word that ends with the same sound as another word, like hop and stop.
What is a rhyme
300
A word, phrase, or longer expression with letters in the same order, both backward and forward.
What is a palindrome
400
“Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers” is an example of what?
What is alliteration
400
Someone who has mental pictures of sheep as they are reading "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is using this...
What is imagery
400
The little boy kept playing with the kitchen pots and all Mom heard was, “Bang, bang, bang!” Is an example of what?
What is onomatopoeia
400
I have told you a million times to clean your room! Is an example of?
What is hyperbole
400
“Own,” “won,” and “now” are examples of this.
What are anagrams
500
“Jumbo Shrimp,” “Awfully Good,” and “Seriously Funny” are examples of what?
What are Oxymorons
500
There was a storm approaching. The clouds looked angry and the wind was screaming through the trees…is an example of?
What is personification
500
“Her voice was quiet and soothing, like a gentle breeze on a warm summer day,” is an example of?
What is a simile
500
“A nut for a jar of tuna” is an example of this. So are Anna and dad…
What are palindromes
500
“The frog was hopping along the side of the road because his car got toad!”
What is a pun
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