Show:
Literary Terms 1
Literary Terms 2
Analogies
Idiom
Homophones
100
When a noun or word is followed by another noun or phrase that renames or identifies it, this is called appositive.
What is an appositive?
100
My brother was boiling mad.
What is metaphor?
100
butter:bread::jelly:_______________
What is sandwich?
100
Chip on your shoulder.
What is you are holding a grudge?
100
where
What is wear?
200
Life is like a race.
What is simile?
200
Open secret Tragic comedy Seriously funny Awfully pretty Foolish wisdom Original copies Liquid gas
What is an oxymoron?
200
hot:cold::polar:_______________
What is equator?
200
"Out of the blue"
What is something happens with expecting it.
200
board
What is bored?
300
But a better butter makes a batter better.
What is alliteration (tongue twister)?
300
_______________ is a character or a group of characters which stand in opposition to the protagonist or the main character.
What is an antagonist?
300
student:teacher::troop:____________
What is general?
300
Break a leg.
What is good luck?
300
sight
What is site?
400
My grandmother is as old as the hills.
What is hyperbole?
400
Words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. (sarcasm)
What is verbal irony?
400
foot:shoe::hand:____________________
What is glove?
400
A leopard can't change his spots.
What is a person can't change who they are?
400
rough
What is ruff?
500
Meow Moo Neigh Tweet Oink Baa
What is Onomatopoeia?
500
The repetition of similar sounding words occurring at the end of lines in poems or songs.
What is rhyme?
500
chocolate:Easter::______________:Christmas
What is peppermint or candy cane?
500
An axe to grind.
What is have a dispute with someone?
500
main
What is mane?