The mouse squeeked as he ran away from the cat.
This is an example of:
What is onomatopoeia?
100
Kyle was a star quarterback when he threw the keys to his mother.
What is a metaphor?
100
Jake was as smooth as butter when he asked the girl to the dance.
What is a simile?
100
Kyle is so strong that he can lift an entire offensive line off the ground at one time.
What is a hyperbole?
100
Sammy thought about how good the melted cheese would be in her mouth when she thought about the pizza her mother was making for dinner.
What is imagery (gustatory)?
200
I saw a commercial on television last night with Michael Jordan telling me to buy his Air Jordan tennis shoes.
What is testimonial propaganda?
200
Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed to see such a sight, and the dish ran away with the spoon.
What is personification?
200
"Every Kiss Begins with Kay"
What is propaganda (emotional)?
200
A commercial: "I'm a Pepper, you're a Pepper, wouldn't you like to be a Pepper too?"
What is bandwagon propaganda?
200
The boy always ran to the bus stop, sat in the same seat on the bus, and ate his breakfast while on the bus.
What is parallel structure?
300
The history textbook informs students actual events that occurred in our past.
What is author's purpose (inform)?
300
I was so excited when I was reading the Harry Potter series that I could not wait to get home to read more.
What is mood?
300
Stephen King writes books that frightens his readers.
What is tone?
300
The Harry Potter movies have been about Harry saving himself and other against the evil Voldemort.
What is theme (heroism)?
300
...Only this, and nothing more.'
...Nameless here for evermore.
...This it is, and nothing more,'
...Darkness there, and nothing more.
...Merely this and nothing more.
What is repetition?
400
The sky filled with clouds that look like they would burst at any moment.
What is imagery (visual)?
400
J. K. Rowlings wrote the Harry Potter series to bring a little joy to the reader.
What is author's purpose (entertain)?
400
This type of propaganda uses the names or pictures of famous people, but not direct quotations.
What is transfer propaganda?
400
Weight Watchers says their diet program is better than Jenny Craig or Slim Fast.
What is propaganda (bandwagon)?
400
Supposedly, Edgar Allan Poe wrote "The Raven" after the death of his wife Virginia Clemm. It was a terrible time in Poe's life. What do you think his tone was?
What is grief?
500
In this technique, you can act like a reporter and tell the who, what, where, when, why, and how of the story. It's a way to bring all the key ideas to conclusion.
What is summarzation?
500
I still enjoy playing in the leaves, sipping dwn the driveway, and running against the wind. (This is an example of:)
What is parallel structure or parallelism?
500
As a memory tool, what acronym we made up is a good way to remember the 5 types of propaganda we learned?
What is BRETT?
500
"browsers," "case sensitive," "download," "file extension," "host," "PDF," and "web-site" are all examples of what?
What is computer jargon?
500
The pitter patter of the rain drops sounded like giants footsteps against the window. (This is NOT onomatopoeia)