"The sky was as dark as a crow's wing" is an example of what literary device?
What is simile (a comparison of two unlike things, using "like" or "as")
100
To remove color from; to make or turn pale (hint: "blanco")
What is blanche
100
An act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred.
What is blasphemy.
100
Sly, shrewd, cunning
What is wily
100
Define "couplet" in your own words
What is two lines of rhyming verse (answers may vary)
200
"The boy's message was a beacon in the coal mine" is an example of...
What is metaphor (definition: a comparison of two unlike things, without using "like" or "as")
200
To fight, struggle, argue
What is contend
200
Absolute power, authority
What is autocratic
200
Bending easily, limber
What is lithe
200
A type of rhyme that is not exact. Example:
That is no country for old men. The young
In one another’s arms, birds in the trees
– Those dying generations – at their song,
What is slant rhyme
300
"Patty packed pickles in the pasture" is an example of...
What is alliteration (repetition of beginning sounds; note: this may involve only a few words, or it may be many)
300
To abuse, use roughly or crudely
What is maltreat
300
Intended to undermine or overthrow
What is subversive
300
Disrespectful
What is irreverant
300
Define "allusion" in your own words
What is a reference to a well-known element from history, literature, the Bible, etc.
400
"Ida sighed because the pie was dry" is a phrase that utilizes which literary device, besides rhyme?
What is assonance (repetition of vowel sounds in a phrase)
400
To consider carefully, reflect on
What is ponder
400
Made or put together by people
What is synthetic
400
Very famous, distinguished
What is illustrious
400
Define "personification" in your own words
What is a non-human thing that is described in human terms. Example: "The hurricane winds screamed..."
500
"Bang!" "Slam" "Woof" and "Oops" are examples of...
What is onomatopoeia.
500
Mild, moderate (adjective)
What is temperate
500
Poisonous, spiteful, mean
What is venomous
500
Kind, merciful
What is humane
500
What type of poetry is limited to seventeen syllables?