A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action that it does not literally denote in order to imply a resemblance, for example he is a lion in battle.
What is metaphor?
100
A fictional cartoon character. He is a hyperactive, energetic, and optimistic sea sponge.
Who is Sponge Bob Square Pants.
200
What is an action word?
What is a verb?
200
In literature, a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.
What is mood?
200
A common figure of speech that explicitly compares two things usually considered different. Most are introduced by like or as : “The realization hit me like a bucket of cold water."
What is a simile?
200
This group sang The Rappers Delight and are known as the first rap group.
Who is The Sugar Hill Gang?
300
A word that usually ends in -ly and describes a verb.
What is an adverb?
300
A person depicted in a narrative or drama.
What is character?
300
A combination of words that has a figurative meaning, due to its common usage.
What is an idiom?
300
Sings the song "Uptown Funk."
Who is Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
400
This word is usually a color, size, or describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
400
a. an adjective or adjectival phrase
b. an attributive adjective
What is attribute?
400
The use of words or phrases to exploit ambiguities and innuendoes in their meaning, usually for humorous effect.
"Did you hear about the man who lost his left side?
He's all right now."
What is a pun?
400
Sings the song "Take me to the Church."
Who is Hozier.
500
A preposition is a word that shows how a noun or a pronoun is related to another word in a sentence. In or near for example.
What is a preposition?
500
Also called storyline. the plan, scheme, or main story of a literary or dramatic work, as a play, novel, or short story.
What is plot?
500
Defined as a word that when pronounced seems similar to another word but has a different spelling and meaning such as bear and bare are similar in pronunciation but are different in spelling as well as in meaning.
What is a homophone?
500
The leader of a small band of survivors in the series "The Walking Dead."