Figuaritive Language
The American Dream
Grammar
100

What is this figurative language type "His chin is as strong as a hammer"?

Simile

100

What is the American Dream?

The American Dream is the belief that anyone, regardless of where they were born or what class they were born into, can attain their own version of success in a society where upward mobility is possible for everyone.

100

Correct the following sentence:  LANGSTON Hughes write the poem "I too Sing America"

Langston Hughes wrote the poem....

200

What figurative language type is this:  "Your eyes are stars"?

Metaphor

200

The American Dream is the same for everyone---True or False

False...although there are similarities among people's versions, each of us has our own version

200

What is wrong with with this statement, "He to ran home only knowing his momma gave money meanwhile he forgot why his grammar so bad".

It is a run-on sentence

300

What type of figurative language is this:"I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear?

Personification

300

Which portion of America is poor?  5, 12.3, or70%

C-12.3%

300

Then or Than:  I like learning better______ pickels.

than

400

What type of figurative language is this: "The boatman singing, The carpenter singing,The mason singing"

Imagery

400

Who coined the phrase "The American Dream"?

James Truslow Adams

400

His hair shoes and skin need washing--Correct this sentence

His hair, shoes, and skin need washing.

500

What type of figurative language is this: "The Mason Singing, The Carpenter singing,The Boatman Singing"?

Alliteration

500

Which US president wrote the speech, "Reclaiming the American Dream"

Barack Obama

500

Your or you're the only person who doesn't acknowledge the news.

You're

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