Personification, Simile, Imagery, or Metaphor
Long Way Down
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Random Facts
100

Why does my alarm clock yell at me every morning?

What is PERSONIFICATION?

100

He wrote the award winning novel Long Way Down.

Who is Jason Reynolds?

100

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the Definition: (n.) One who attacks violently 1. ASSAILANT 2. MANIPULATE 3. DEPICT 4. SHEEPISH

What is ASSAILANT?

100

This hooks together two complete sentence, WITHOUT a fanboy.

What is a semicolon?

100

We eat 202,000,000 of this animal every. single. day.

What is a chicken?

200
This guy is an animal on the drums.
What is METAPHOR?
200

This person killed Buck.

Who is Frick/Francis?

200
Which word MOST NEARLY matches the Definition: (adj.) Calm, peaceful, and untroubled 1. HYPOCRITE 2. SERENE 3. ARID 4. ASSAILANT
What is SERENE?
200

This is when you describe the same thing, two different ways, right next to each other.

What is an appositive?

200
A baby horse is not a pony; it is known as this.

What is a foal?

300

"He commenced to lay on the heavy cowskin, and soon, the warm, red blood came dripping to the floor."

Frederick Douglass

What is IMAGERY?

300

Why did Uncle Mark begin "Selling?"

He wanted to buy another video camera.

300
Which word MOST NEARLY matches the Definition: (v.) To hold back; To restrict 1. DISINTERESTED 2. CONSTRAIN 3. MANIPULATE 4. CONFRONT 5. MIMIC
What is CONSTRAIN?
300

How many words should be capitalized in the following sentence: "this side won the civil war."

What is three?

300

This candy could also be called a "Sun Explosion."

What is Starburst? 

400
My mind is like an atom bomb ready to explode.
What is SIMILE?
400

He was legally known as James.

Who is Buck??

400
Which word MOST NEARLY matches the Definition: (v.) To represent in a picture; To portray 1. MANIPULATE 2. ENCOMPASS 3. SERENE 4. DEPICT
What is DEPICT?
400

What are the two kinds of clauses? (Santa doesn't count.)

What are dependent and independent?

400

His real name is Sid.

Who is the Cookie Monster?

500
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
What is METAPHOR?
500

This represents Will's confusion.

What is smoke?

500
Which word MOST NEARLY matches the Definition: (adj.) Difficult or impossible to understand 1. RUFFLE 2. SHEEPISH 3. INCOMPREHENSIBLE 4. ENCOMPASS
What is INCOMPREHENSIBLE?
500

These words are also known as FANBOYS.

What are For And Nor But Or Yet So.

500

This is also known as Samhainophobia.

What is the fear of Halloween?