IDIOMS
What does the idiom "it is raining cats and dogs" mean?
It is raining very heavily.
This form of figurative language compares two things using the words like or as.
Simile
When a the sound at the end of a line matches another in a poem
Rhyme
So I wanna make sure somewhere in this chicken scratch I scribble and doodle enough rhymes
to maybe try to help get some people through tough times.
-Eminem
What type of figurative language is being used?
Alliteration
What is the largest continent?
Asia
What does the idiom "under the weather" mean?
It means to feel sick.
This form of figurative language compares two things without using the words like or as.
What is ABAB an example of?
A rhyme scheme
Real Gs move in silence like lasagna
- Lil Wayne
What type of figurative language is this?
Simile
What shark is thought to be the largest to have ever lived on Earth?
The Megaladon
What does the idiom "beat around the bush" mean?
To avoid something.
This form of figurative language includes the repetition of letters in nearby words.
Alliteration
A line or group of lines in a poem separated from other lines by extra white space
Stanza
Did you hear about the rose that grew
from a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature's law is wrong it
learned to walk with out having feet.
- Tupac
What form of figurative language is being used?
Personification
Jalen Hurts
What does the idiom "in the bag" mean?
It means guaranteed success.
This form of figurative language gives human characteristics to nonhuman opbject.
Personification
A group of words in a row in a poem
A line
My mind is a battlefield.
- Kendrick Lamar
What type of figurative language is this?
Metaphor
What is the oldest soda in America?
Dr. Pepper
Where did the idiom "spill the beans" originate?
It originated in Ancient Greece.
This form of figurative language is an exaggeration.
Hyperbole
This is a Japanese form of poetry that focuses on the amount of syllables in each line
Haiku
I got ice in my veins
- Lil Wayne
What type of figurative language is this?
Idiom
How many people have walked on the moon?
12