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The crocodile trudged like a tortoise.

What is a simile?

100

I angrily, punched the dragon.

What is emotive language?

100

The air smelled salty, reminding me that the beach is nearby.

What is imagery?

100

If it were a cold, rainy, grey, day, you might say, “What a beautiful day!”

What is irony?

100

The rain tapped on my rainbow.

What is personification?

200

He had a heart of gold.

What is a metaphor?

200

The smell of donuts is like kryptonite to me.

What is allusion?

200

Will it be a sunny day?

What is a rhetorical question?

200

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

What is paradox?

300

The karate, kicking, koala, crawled up the Kaleidoscope.

What is alliteration?

300

His heart was a like a storm on the horizon.

What is symbolism?

300

I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.

What is a hyperbole?

300

One of the most famous examples of the technique is Animal Farm, by George Orwell. On its surface, Animal Farm is a story about farm animals that rebel against their farmer.

What is allegory?

400

Bang! Crash! Boom!

What is onomatopia?

400

''Your son will eventually kill you'' warned Odis.

What is foreshadowing?

400

Why do you look so blue?

What is connotation?

400

The audience knows that the lovers are each alive, but neither of the lovers knows that the other is still alive. Each drink their poison.

What is dramatic irony?

500

“Hollywood” — used instead of “the United States film industry”

What is metonymy.

500

“I wish I may; I wish I might.”

What is anaphora?

500

To be continued...

What is ellipsis?