Similes & Metaphors
Idioms
Hyperbole
Personification
Onomatopoeia
100
What are similes?
100
What are idioms?
100
What is a hyperbole?
100
What is personification?
100
What is an onomatopoeia?
200
What is a metaphor?
200
What does the idiom "feeling blue" mean?
"Feeling blue" means feeling sad or depressed.
200
True or False:
You can only find hyperbole in advertisements.
False!
You can find hyperbole everywhere!
200
True or False:
Personification makes humans seem non-human.
False!
Personification makes non-humans seem human.
200
A cow says "moooooo"!
300
Simile or metaphor?
The thunder growled like a group of grizzly bears.
Simile!
It uses the word "like" to compare the sound of thunder with grizzly bears.
300
What does the idiom "under the weather" mean?
"Under the weather" means feeling sick or unwell.
300
Hyperbole or not?
Jame's backpack weighs a ton.
Hyperbole!
A ton is 2,000 pounds! No one's backpack is that heavy.
300
Find at least one example of personification in the following poem:
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Clouds are pouting, sky is crying, sun is smiling.
300
True or False:
The use of onomatopoeia can create a certain mood.
True!
You can use onomatopoeia to create a certain mood.
The mood can go from light and happy to dark and somber, all through the use of onomatopoeia!
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Give me an example of a simile.
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400
What does the idiom "time flies" mean?
"Time flies" means time is going by quickly.
400
Find at least one hyperbole in the following poem:
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A hundred waiters hold one dish.
Our soup is deeper than the sea.
Our noodles stretch a mile.
400
The old car died on the side of the road.
1) What object is given a human quality?
2) What does this sentence mean?
The old car died on the side of the road.
1) The old car is given a human quality.
2) This means the car stopped working.
400
Find at least one example of onomatopoeia in the following poem:
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Quack, flutter, oink, boom, zing, snort, hum, etc.
500
Give me an example of a metaphor.
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500
Give me an example of an idiom.
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500
Give me an example of a hyperbole.
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500
Give me an example of personification.
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500
Give me an example of an onomatopoeia.
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