Interpreting
Idioms
Subj/Verb "to be"
Agreement
Figurative
Language
What Sense Matches the Imagery
Poetry Terms
100
I could do this with my eyes closed.
What is knowing something so well, it's second nature.
100
He and I _______ usually on the same team.
What is are.
100
A comparison that uses like or as.
What is a simile.
100
The wrinkled, cracked skin hung in lazy furrows across his brow.
What is sight.
100
One thing represents something else.
What is a symbol.
200
She was the top of her class, in a class of one.
What is she wasn't smart, or she wasn't remarkable.
200
The computer equipment _____ either missing or stolen.
What is is or was.
200
The chocolate cake was calling my name.
What is personification.
200
The alarm wailed as the fire engines screeched to a stop in front of the conflagration.
What is sound/hearing.
200
The flow of a poem.
What is rhythm.
300
It was time to hit the hay.
What is go to bed..
300
The government _____ trying to revitalize the economy.
What is is or was.
300
That kid is a giant.
What is metaphor.
300
The dress slid effortlessly over her head, weightless and flowing, like a caress of liquid silk.
What is touch.
300
The repetition of beginning sounds.
What is alliteration.
400
Rome wasn't built in a day.
What is things take time; be patient.
400
The Muppets Take Manhattan ________ an enjoyable movie.
What is was. (or is)
400
My mom sends me on errands a thousand times a day.
What is hyperbole.
400
The hiker's mosquito repellent, pungent and medicinal, mingled with the crisp earthiness of the morning.
What is smell.
400
The repetition of vowel sounds.
What is assonance.
500
Close, but no cigar.
What is to get close, but fall short of a goal.
500
Neither Jen nor Noreen know/knows or/knew that I was visiting.
What is knows.
500
The zap of the laser beam was the last thing she heard before she was transported.
What is onomatopoeia.
500
The finicky middle-schooler declared that the school lunch was worse than month-old roadkill served on moldy cardboard with slimy lettuce and a sprinkling of dandruff.
What is taste.
500
A form of rhyme that is close in sound but not exactly identical.
What is slant rhyme.
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