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Idioms
100
Homework is like the Einstein of dogs.
Simile
100
Muhammed makes muffins
alliteration
100
Bang! Clank!
onomatopoeia
100
After writing a paper, students should do ____________. So, the paper is correct.
revisions
100
What does raining cats and dogs mean?
raining hard
200
The chocolate cake called my name.
Personification
200
GDS
acronym
200
The car was old, rusting, and missing a door.
Connotation
200
The part of the story after the climax is the __________.
Falling Action
200
What does kick the bucket mean?
died
300
Sometimes my children think I am the Wicked Witch of the West.
metaphor
300
When Mrs. McCarthy was a four year old child, she fell asleep on a chase lounge chair, and no one could see her. So, the entire neighborhood started looking her. After two hours, a neighbor went to her second floor and looked out and saw Mrs. McCarthy sleeping.
anecdote
300
First, Danny decided that he didn't want to go to middle school. So, Danny refused to do his homework. Then, Danny's parents said that he would be grounded if he didn't do his homework. At last, Danny decided to have the dog, Homework, do all his homework.
Sequence or chronological order
300
"Yes, tomorrow, said Homework. "And what about the day after that?" Danny asked.
dialogue
300
What does it mean to tell an actor to break a leg before they go on stage?
Good luck!
400
The book on gravity laid on the floor.
Pun
400
When a character thinks back to something that happened earlier in their life, the author is providing a ___________.
flashback
400
"Pia, in answer to your question regarding whether Jeremy's cute or not: Jeremy is a freckle face. This is not opinion. This is fact. (This was an ________ on the back of the book. This quote was taken from the book.)
excerpt
400
to try and get someone to do something
Persausive
400
What does don't through the baby out with the bath water mean?
When you want to get rid of something, don't throw out the important stuff, too.
500
Setting, plot, theme, and etc.
literary elements
500
Alex was the next player to bat. The bat ate mosquitoes. In this example bat is a ___________.
homonym
500
The part of the story when the criminal is caught.
Climax
500
What is "because Danny didn't want to go to middle school"?
cause
500
The girl got scare because her friends were talking about doing illegal things, so she headed for the hills.
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