Figurative Language 1
Pop, boom, thud, moo, crunch, and pitter-patter are all examples of what?
Onomatopoeia
"My heart's a stereo" is an example of what?
Metaphor
"The wind howled during the storm" is an example of what?
Personification
Say "seventy seven benevolent elephants" successfully five times fast. You have 45 seconds.
Seventy seven benevolent elephants
"Big brown bears bounce blissfully below blue balloons" is an example of what?
Alliteration
"Watch out for George; he is a snake in the grass" is an example of what?
Metaphor
"Life is like a box of chocolates" is an example of what?
Simile
Paper, Rock, or Scissors?
I choose rock.
"The ball is in your court" is an example of what?
Idiom
"A bicycle can't stand on its own because it's two-tired" is an example of what?
Pun
What might fire symbolize?
Passion, Anger/Fury, Destruction, Comfort
Say the alphabet backwards. You have 50 seconds.
z y x w v u t s r q p o n m l k j i h g f e d c b a
"The author used such vivid imagery that the story jumped out of the page" is an example of what?
Personification
"Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hatred; hatred leads to conflict; conflict leads to suffering" is an example of what?
Repetition
"She could take on an army of 100 warriors" is an example of what?
Hyperbole
You lose 400 points :(
Just kidding, take 400 points :)
When an author makes an indirect or passing reference to another work of art.
Example: "You're acting like such a Scrooge" is an _______ to Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."
Allusion
"And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain" is an example of what?
Alliteration
"Don't beat around the bush" is an example of what?
Idiom
I'm thinking of a number 1-100. If your team guesses correctly, all other teams reset their scores to zero.
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