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Idiom or Hyperbole?
Metaphor or Simile?
Personification
Poetry
100
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse! Idiom or hyperbole?
What is hyperbole - it uses exaggeration to over-emphasize that the person is REALLY hungry!
100
Brian was a wall, bouncing every tennis ball back over the net. Metaphor or simile?
What is metaphor.
100
Define personification
What is giving a non-human thing human characteristics or qualities.
100

From "Homework Machine"

The Homework Machine, oh the Homework Machine,

Most perfect contraption that's ever been seen

Just put in your homework, then drop in a dime,

Snap-on the switch, and in ten seconds' time

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

AABB

200
What does, "He let the cat out of the bag" mean? Idiom or hyperbole?
What is idiom. This idiom means someone shared a secret.
200
Brian was a wall, bouncing every tennis ball back over the net. This metaphor compares Brian to a wall because (A) He was very strong. (B) He was very tall. (C) He kept returning the balls. (D) His body was made of cells.
What is .... (C) He kept returning the balls.
200
What could, "The heat ripped the breath from her lungs!" mean?
What is ... it could mean it was so hot it hurt her lungs to breathe.
200

From "A Child's Wish To Fly"

Sometimes I dream that I can fly.

I lift and flap my arms just so,

And soon I'm soaring to the sky.

Graceful like a bird I go.

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

ABAB

300
We have a ton of work to do this next month! Idiom or hyperbole and why?
What is .... hyperbole because it uses exaggeration to emphasize that we have a lot of work, but it doesn't really weigh a TON!
300
We would have had more pizza to eat if Tammy hadn’t been such a hog! (1)Metaphor or Simile? (2)How do you know?
What is ... This is a metaphor because it does not use like or as to compare Tammy to a hog.
300
What does it mean when someone says, "The flowers danced with the moonlight?"
What is .... it means the flowers looked like they were dancing under the moonlight because they were moving from side to side.
300

A poem that is like a conversation. There is still only one theme, but it's not as rigid in its structure.

What is free verse?

400
If you want to wish someone good luck on a performance, how many of the following idioms could you say? "Shake a leg," "You're dressed to the T," "Knock 'em dead," "It's raining cats & dogs"
What is 2 - you could say "Shake a leg," or "Knock 'em dead!"
400
To get 400 points you must answer all of the following: She is like a rainy day. (1) Is this a simile or metaphor? (2) How do you know? (3) What does it mean?
What is ... this is a simile because it uses the word like to compare the girl with a rainy day. Meaning: (Teacher can grade for appropriate meaning)
400
"The tree arrested the on-coming deer," could mean what?
What is ... it could mean the deer crashed into the tree; the tree brought the deer to a stop.
400

This poem began as a poem that would have 30 or more stanzas. It now has only 17.

Haiku

500
For 500 points, you must correctly write one hyperbole and one idiom (not previously used in this game).
What is .... (Teacher must check for points)
500
This is a hard question ... one that many junior high students and high school students might not get ... Shakespeare, a famous writer, once said, "All the world's a stage." What do you think he meant?
What is ... he meant that life is like a play and we are all performing every day.
500
For 500 points, you must correctly make up a sentence using personification.
What is .... (teacher must check for correct response)
500

Define haiku

A poem of 17 syllables written in 5/7/5