A simile uses the words “like” or “as” to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike.
What is simile?
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An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true. Tall tales are hyperboles.
What is hyperbole?
100
a person, place, thing or idea
What is a noun?
100
is a statement or proposition which is self-contradictory, unreasonable, or illogical
What is paradox?
100
She burned bright, a sun in a clear blue sky.
What is metaphor?
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The metaphor states a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use of comparison. A simile would say you are like something; a metaphor is more positive - it says you are something.
What is metaphor?
200
According to Webster's Dictionary, an idiom is defined as: peculiar to itself either grammatically (as no, it wasn't me) or in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements.
What is idioms?
200
an action word, can also be a state of being
What is verb?
200
is an expression intended for a humorous or rhetorical effect by exploiting different meanings of words
What is pun?
200
double- and triple-level suggestive power of words; gold can connote wealth, but also beauty and excellence or greed; a dove, peace as well as innocence.
What is connotation?
300
A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object.
What is personification?
300
A cliché is an expression that has been used so often that it has become trite and sometimes boring.
What is cliche?
300
a describing word like pretty, smelly, delightful
What is adjective?
300
Swiftly swimming in the sultry sea.
What is alliteration?
300
unconscious pun; confusing "odious" for "onerous."
What is malapropism?
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The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. Alliteration includes tongue twisters.
What is alliteration?
400
An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines two opposing or contradictory ideas, such as “pretty ugly".