Picture this!
Rhyme and Reason
Figurative Language
Whodunit??
Mixed Bag
100
The person who owns these books is most likely interested in --
What is history?
100
**HIT OR MISS**
**MISS**
100
Dusk in Autumn
By Sara Teasdale
The moon is like a scimitar,
A little silver scimitar,
A-drifting down the sky.
And near beside it is a star,
A timid twinkling golden star,
That watches likes an eye.
"The moon is like a scimitar" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is a metaphor?
100
A girl fell off a 20-foot ladder and did not get hurt. Why not?
What is she fell off the bottom step?
100
**HIT OR MISS**
**HIT**
200
This bookstore is decorated for the month of --
What is December?
200
"Basketball Rule #1
In this game of life
your family is the court
and the ball is your heart.
No matter how good you are,
no matter how down you get,
always leave
your heart
on the court.”
― Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
The poet uses this technique to compare family and basketball.
What is personification?
200
A type of figurative language that compares one thing to another thing by stating that something "is" another thing.
Ex: "Baby, you're a firework!"
What is a metaphor?
200
Marissa and Juliana went out for a soda together. They ordered the same drink. Juliana was really thirsty and finished five in the time it took Marissa to finish one. Both drinks were exactly the same, but only Marissa died. The poison was in this substance.
What is ice?
(Juliana's ice never melted because she drank her sodas so fast. Marisa's melted slowly, poisoning her drink.)
200
The author most likely included this graphic feature to show this.
What is the location of the Bermuda Triangle?
OR
Why is it called the Bermuda Triangle?
300
These materials most likely belong to these people.
What are students?
300
Did you hear about the rose that grew
from a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature's law is wrong it
learned to walk with out having feet.
Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams,
it learned to breathe fresh air.
Long live the rose that grew from concrete
when no one else ever cared.
What does the rose in this poem represent?
a. the future
b. beauty
c. the poet
What is the poet?
300
What is the primary type of figurative language used by Robert Frost in this poem?
What is personification?
300
**TAG**
On the first day of school, someone murdered a history teacher. There were four people at the school that the police suspected had done it: the landscaper, a math teacher, a basketball coach, and the principal. These were their alibis:
The landscaper said he was outside mowing the lawn.
The math teacher said he was giving a mid-year test.
The basketball coach said he was running practice drills with his players.
The principal said she was in her office.
After giving their alibies, the police arrested the killer immediately. This person killed the history teacher.
--
Who is the math teacher?
300
The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a loosely defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. While popular culture often attributes these disappearances to paranormal or extraterrestrial activity, most scientific explanations point to a combination of environmental factors and human error. The area is known for its unpredictable weather patterns, including sudden storms and rogue waves, as well as its complex ocean currents. Furthermore, the presence of the Gulf Stream can rapidly carry away wreckage, making recovery difficult. Many of the reported incidents occurred before modern navigation and communication technologies were commonplace, leading to less reliable data and a greater potential for misinterpretation of events
What does the passage suggest is a reason people think disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle are paranormal?
a. they didn't look for any scientific evidence and just depended on what other people reported or said
b. there were too many strange details for any other explanation
c. there wasn't a lot of scientific proof when the disappearances happened.
c. there wasn't a lot of scientific proof when the disappearances happened.
400
This door most likely leads to this kind of room.
What is an elementary classroom?
400
And so we lift our gazes not to what stands between us,
but what stands before us.
We close the divide because we know, to put our future first,
we must first put our differences aside.
We lay down our arms
so we can reach out our arms
to one another.
- from "The Hill We Climb," by Amanda Gorman
The poet is encouraging the reader to --
What is get along with others?
400
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow
Maybe a reason why all the doors are closed
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow
And when it's time, you'll know
This line is an example of a simile.
---
What is, "Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow"?
400
Nicole went to the police to report that someone had stolen her vintage ring. When the police got to her house they notice that the window was broken, there was a total mess inside, and there were dirty footprints on the carpet. But, there were no other signs of a break-in.
The next day, the police arrested Nicole for fraud. This is how they knew she was lying.
What is the broken glass going outside instead of inside?
400
The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a loosely defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. While popular culture often attributes these disappearances to paranormal or extraterrestrial activity, most scientific explanations point to a combination of environmental factors and human error. The area is known for its unpredictable weather patterns, including sudden storms and rogue waves, as well as its complex ocean currents. Furthermore, the presence of the Gulf Stream can rapidly carry away wreckage, making recovery difficult. Many of the reported incidents occurred before modern navigation and communication technologies were commonplace, leading to less reliable data and a greater potential for misinterpretation of events.
Based on the passage, why might wreckage from a disappeared vessel or aircraft in the Bermuda Triangle be difficult to locate?
a. you had to be able to use expensive equipment to go underwater
b. the currents from the Gulf Stream washed the wreckage away
c. there were no boats or crew who would travel into the Bermuda Triangle to look for the wreckage
b. the currents from the Gulf Stream washed the wreckage away
500
The author of this diary most likely worked in this industry.
What is oil?
500
**TAG**
I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow,
I’ll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody’ll dare
Say to me,
“Eat in the kitchen,”
Then.
Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—
I, too, am America.
The poet expresses this tone.
-
What is frustration?
500
“She’s just a girl
And she’s on fire.”
The songwriter/poet uses this type of figurative language to describe the subject.
What is hyperbole?
500
A woman was in court for killing her husband. She said she wasn’t guilty and that she dearly missed him. In the closing statement, the woman’s lawyer stands up and says, “Her husband was just missing. Everyone look at the doors. He’s going to walk through them in about 30 seconds.”
The entire jury stares at the doors waiting for waiting for this woman’s husband to walk through the doors. The lawyer and the woman stare at the jury.
The lawyer concludes by saying, “See! If you were so sure she killed her husband, you wouldn’t be watching that door!”
The jury immediately gave a guilty verdict for this reason.
What is the woman looked at the jury instead of the door?
500
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
The ______ of an idea lies in the ______ of it.
a. growth, birth
b. value, using
c. use, value