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Hyperbole
Simile
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Grab Bag (RANDOM)
100

Is the following sentence a HYPERBOLE: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse! 

What is YES?

100

Is this an example of a Simile- She is as pretty as a picture. 

What is YES?

100
Personification.
What is giving a non-human thing human characteristics or qualities?
100

What is onomatopoeia?

A word that is associated with the sound it describes.

100

True or False: Figurative language does NOT have a normal, everyday meaning.

True

200

What is the meaning of the following hyperbole- I am dying to meet my teacher!

I am EXCITED to meet my teacher!

200

What is being compared in the following Simile- Tom was walking as slow as a snail.

What is Tom and a snail?

200
What is being personified in the following? "The heat ripped the breath from her lungs!" ?
What is heat?
200

Identify the Onomatopoeia in the following sentence: The book hit the floor with a thud.

A. Book    B. Hit     C. Floor     D. Thud

What is D- Thud?

200

Which type of figurative language is used in the following: Mrs. Christiansen, Mrs. Davis and Ms. Haith are the BEST 3rd grade teachers in the whole world 

A. simile B. personification C. hyperbole

What is C----Hyperbole?

300

We have a ton of work to do this next month! Is this an example of a hyperbole? Why?

What is .... YES, it is a Hyperbole? It uses exaggeration to emphasize that we have a lot of work, but it doesn't really weigh a TON!

300

What does the following simile mean- My mom is as busy as a bee.

My mom is VERY busy

300
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.
300

Is this an onomatopoeia: Swoosh?

YES

300

What type of Figurative Language is the following: The flowers danced in the breeze.

Personification

400

Which of the following is an example of a Hyperbole? A. BOOM! B. I am so hungry I could eat a horse C. The sun painted the sky D. The girl is as quiet as a mouse

What is B- I am so hungry I could eat a horse?

400

She is like a rainy day. (1) Is this a simile? (2) How do you know?

(1) What is yes, it is a simile? (2) It compares she to rainy day using the word "like."

400
What is being personified in the following? The tree arrested the on-coming deer.
What is tree?
400

Give an example of onomatopoeia.

Answers may vary.

400

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?

500

Write one Hyperbole (not previously used in this game).

Answers will vary.

500
Write a simile in a sentence. You may not use one already seen in this game.
Answers will vary. Teacher will determine accuracy.
500
Write a sentence using personification.
Answers will vary. (teacher must check for correct response)
500

Give me an example of an onomatopoeia to match the noun: car.

Answers may vary: Example- vroom!

500
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