alliteration
metaphor
personification
repetition
simile
100
Repetition of the beginning consonant sounds of words. (Don't confuse this with "repetition", which means repeating words or phrases!)
What is the definition of alliteration?
100
A comparison between two unlike things that does NOT use "like" or "as."
What is the definition of metaphor?
100
Talking about something that is not alive as if it were alive (with thoughts or feelings, for example).
What is the definition of personification?
100
Repeating a word or phrase (group of words) for effect. (Don't confuse this with alliteration, which means repeating the consonant sounds at the beginnings of words!)
What is the definition of repetition?
100
A comparison between two unlike things that DOES use "like" or "as."
What is the definition of simile?
200
The sound that is repeated in the alliterative phrase "Around the rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran."
What is "r"?
200
The comparison in the metaphor "a tsunami of despair has overwhelmed the unemployed of our nation."
What is a comparison between the despair that unemployed people feel and a tsunami (they may be similar in terms of such qualities as being overwhelming, huge, or destructive)?
200
It's the reason that "the ocean's angry roar" is an example of personification.
Why is it important to realize that the ocean doesn't have emotions (like anger), but people do?
200
"I look back" in the sentence "When I look back, and think about the past, I know that I look back on many precious things."
What is the repetition in the sentence "When I look back, and think about the past, I know that I look back on many precious things"?
200
"As I was walking down the street, I saw a snowman" is NOT a comparison, but "While I was walking down the street, I was as cold as snowman" IS a comparison.
What is the reason why "as I was walking down the street" is NOT a simile, but "I was as cold as a snowman" IS a simile?
300
"Down in the dark depths of the deeply divided dell" is an example of alliteration using this repeated sound.
What is "d"?
300
"You were a tiger during that soccer game" is a comparison but it doesn't use "like" or "as."
How do you know this is a metaphor, not a simile?
300
It's the reason "terror clutched at my heart" is an example of personification.
Why is it important to realize that terror (a feeling) doesn't have fingers (to clutch with), but people do?
300
The repetition in "half a league, half a league, half a league onward, all in the valley of death rode the six hundred."
What is "half a league"?
300
"You look like a clown in that hat" is, but "I don't like people like you" is not.
Which of these two is a simile: "you look like a clown in that hat" or "I don't like people like you"?
400
The number of words that show alliteration in this phrase: "When conquering kings their titles take."
What is four (two for the "k" sound and two for the "t" sound)?
400
You could change "You were as nasty as a pig at lunch today" to "You were a pig at lunch today."
How could you change the simile "you were as nasty as a pig at lunch today" into a metaphor?
400
It's the reason "the happy little raindrops danced on my head" is an example of personification.
Why is it important to realize that raindrops don't have feelings (like happiness) and they don't have feet (to dance with), but people do?
400
Alliteration repeats the beginning sounds of words, while repetition repeats words or phrases.
What is the difference between alliteration and repetition?
400
You could change "you were a buzz saw going through that pile of homework" to "you went through that pile of homework like a buzz saw."
How could you change the metaphor "you were a buzz saw going through that pile of homework" into a simile?
500
The definition of alliteration.
What is repetition of the beginning consonant sounds of words?
500
The definition of metaphor.
What is a comparison between two unlike things that does NOT use "like" or "as"?
500
The definition of personification.
What is talking about something that is not alive as if it were alive?
500
The definition of repetition.
What is repeating a word or phrase for effect?
500
The definition of simile.
What is a comparison between two unlike things that DOES use "like" or "as"?
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