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Syntax and Semantics
Sound
Language Features
Miscellaneous
Surprise Mix
100
What figure of speech is used to quote certain bible verse, newspaper articles or research data in speech or writing?
Allusion
100
What is a figure of speech commonly used for the names of characters in classic cartoons, and follows the same beginning letters? (Hint: Think Disney and Warner Bros.)
Alliteration
100
Examples of this word are mystery, historical, romance, science fiction etc...
Genre
100
What is the figure of speech in the following sentence? "He is a little giant."
Oxymoron
100
What figure of speech are you using whenever you utter the words: "I'm so hungry, I could eat a whole whale."
Hyperbole
200

What is the example of euphemism in this lines: "Why does he look forlorn today," Jake said. "His grandpa just passed away," I replied.

passed away 

200
Identify the onomatoeia/assonance used for the sentence below: There was a loud clatter from the kitchen.
clatter
200
This is commonly known as the 'reason for the write up'. It sets a relationship between the writer and the reader.
Purpose
200
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Simile uses like or as to compare two different things; metaphor do not.
200
What are the THREE figures of speech in the following sentence? "He buzzed like a bee."
Simile, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia
300
What is the figure of speech that refers to the combination of two opposing words to create a different meaning?
Oxymoron
300
What figure of speech is the Wu-Tang Clan employing in the following line? "I bomb atomically – Socrates' philosophies and hypotheses can't define how I be droppin' these mockeries."
Assonance/Onomatopeia
300
It refers to the personality that comes through as you read or listen.
Voice
300
What is the main figure of speech that runs throughout the following verses? "Ah, William, we're weary of weather,"
 said the sunflowers, shining with dew.
 "Our traveling habits have tired us. 
Can you give us a room with a view?" They arranged themselves at the window
 and counted the steps of the sun, 
and they both took root in the carpet
 where the topaz tortoises run.
Personification
300
What is another term for pun?
Double entendre/ double meaning
400
What 'writer's effects' can you infer from this line. He is like a burnt-out torches by a sick man's bed
He looks weak; no energy
400
What is the difference between alliteration and consonance?
Alliteration uses the initial letters of a series of words to produce its impact; consonance may repeat consonant sounds in various positions of each word.
400
Examples of this language feature are sarcastic, humorous, serious, formal or persuasive. It is evident in both written and spoken text.
Tone
400
What figure of speech are you using whenever you utter the words: "I can smell the burning pain."
metaphor
400
What is the 'writer's effects' of writing the lines in passive form: The car windshield was broken by the foul ball during the match.
It was a real accident; no one tried to break it. The foul ball thrown by the pitcher broke the car windshield (active).
500

What is the recurring figure of speech (related to syntax) in Dickens' opening line to A Tale of Two Cities: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, ..."

Anaphora

500
What two figures of speech are used in the following line? "The scurrying furred small friars squeal in the dowse."
Alliteration and assonance/onomatopoeia
500
The common term of the word 'lexis'.
vocabulary, words
500
What is the figure of speech in the following line: "He works his work, he plays his play station, I mine."
Repetition
500

What is the technique called when the speaker/writer raises a question and then immediately answers it? 

Hypophora