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Definitions
What am I?
I think; therefore, I am.
Allusions
Somebody Should Know
100
implicit or explicit message; what a text is “mostly about”
What is the main idea?
100
How's it goin'?
What is colloquialism?
100
I see pencil shavings on the floor, so I can infer....
What is you sharpened your pencil?
100
He lived to be 969 years old.
Who is Methuselah?
100
The United States entered WWII in this year.
What is 1941.
200
to make a judgment of quality based on evidence
What is to evaluate?
200
"I've told you a millions times!"
What is a hyperbole?
200
I see a some saluting an American flag, so I can infer....
What is an American or patriot?
200
He was the 16th President of the United States.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
200
Words like "then," "next," or "secondly"
What is a cohesive device?
300
expression showing similarities between two things
What is an analogy?
300
Part of me could be an action movie.
What is genre?
300
I see a large snake's skin in the corner of the bathroom floor behind the toilet, so I might infer....
What is there's a snake in the bathroom or house?
300
She is a fabulously wealthy author who created Harry Potter.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
300
•Suspect - A person whom the police think may have committed a crime •10-4 - Radio jargon meaning Okay or I understand •Code Eight - Term that means officer needs help immediately •Code Eleven - A code that means the individual is at the scene of the crime •FTP - The failure of an individual to pay a fine •Assumed room temperature: An individual has died
What is jargon?
400
common word or phrase that is used in everyday speech; they may be specific to a geographic region
What is colloquialism?
400
"I'm pulling your leg!"
What is an idiom?
400
Norman sees cookie crumbs on the floor and chocolate around his son's mouth, so he can infer ...
What is his son ate chocolate cookies.
400
He was the first man to walk on the moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
400
“A is to B as C is to D.”
What is an analogy?
500
literary technique that is more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable
What is a euphemism?
500
Agatha had a narrow, oblong face with angular cheekbones and a pointed chin. Her slit-like eyes were a clouded hazel, and her thinly plucked eyebrows were shaped into a deceivingly perfect arch that followed the slight curve of her eye.
What is descriptive writing?
500
Julia works at a pet store and owns four cats, a lizard, a dog and a rabbit, so we can infer that she ....
What is loves animals or brings her work home with her?
500
A Missouri author who wrote Huckleberry Finn.
Who is Mark Twain (or Samuel Clemens)
500
This word has a positive connotation for someone who weighs less.
What is slender or thin?