Idiom or Hyperbole?
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse! Idiom or hyperbole?
What is hyperbole?
She is as pretty as a picture. Simile or Metaphor?
What is simile ?
Define Personification.
What is giving a non-human thing human characteristics or qualities?
What is alliteration?
What is the same sound repeated in connected words?
"He let the cat out of the bag." Idiom or hyperbole?
What is idiom?
The colorful, blooming flowers of spring are nature's artwork. Simile or Metaphor?
What is metaphor?
What is being personified in the following? "The heat ripped the breath from her lungs!" ?
What is heat?
What is the following sentence an example of? Zach watched zillions of zebras zip by.
A. simile
B. metaphor
C. alliteration
D. idiom
What is C--alliteration?
Which type of figurative language is used in the following:
Always remember that you cannot judge a book by its cover.
A. simile
B. personification
C. idiom
What is C----idiom?
We have a ton of work to do this next month! Idiom or hyperbole? Why?
What is .... hyperbole? It uses exaggeration to emphasize that we have a lot of work, but it doesn't really weigh a TON!
We would have had more pizza to eat if Tammy hadn’t been such a hog!
(1)Metaphor or Simile?
(2) Which two items are being compared?
(1) What is metaphor? (2) Tammy is compared to a hog
What does it mean when someone says, "The flowers danced with the moonlight?"
It means the flowers were moving from side to side as if they were dancing.
What is the purpose of alliteration?
To create a musical effect in writing.
Give an example of onomatopoeia.
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If you want to wish someone good luck on a stage performance, which two idioms could you say?
A. Break a leg.
B. Barking up the wrong tree.
C. Knock 'em dead.
D. It's raining cats & dogs.
What are A and C ?
She is like a rainy day.
(1) Is this a simile or metaphor?
(2) How do you know?
(1) What is simile?
(2) It compares she to rainy day using the word "like."
What is being personified in the following? The tree waved in the wind.
What is tree?
Which sounds shows alliteration in the following poem? Franks and fries,
and French fondue
Beans and burgers-- biscuits too
Fudge and beans;
burritos with cheese
When I eat too much,
I always sneeze!
What are F and B ?
Which type of figurative language is used in the following:
The basketball is like a heartbeat Pounding rhythmically on the Gymnasium floor.
The basketball is as smooth as butter As it slides out of my hands and Into the basket.
What is simile?
Write one idiom (not previously used in this game).
Answers will vary.
Write a simile. You may not use one already seen in this game.
Answers will vary. Teacher will determine accuracy.
Write a sentence using personification.
Answers will vary. (teacher must check for correct response)
Write a sentence containing alliteration.
Answers will vary. (teacher will check for correct answers)
Is the meaning in the following literal or non literal?
To prepare for the test tonight, she is going to hit the books hard.
Non literal