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Did you talk to Riley lately? She's as sick as a dog!
What is simile?
Giving human characteristics to a nonhuman object or idea.
What is personification?
Marcus' phone died during English class. When he told people about it, he started with the statement: "The worst thing ever happened today."
What is hyperbole?
Ex: What is Jackie just found jade jewels in her jacket.
The acronym that stands for all the colors in the rainbow.
What is ROYGBIV?
Jess has always liked to watch movies. She prefers to watch horror over romance.
What is not a simile or metaphor?
What is symbolism?
What is onomatopoeia?
Write a sentence that includes personification.
Ex: What is the pool float danced around the water, bumping into its friends.
The birthplace of volleyball.
What is Holyoke?
Jerry read over 50 books last year. He's such a bookworm!
What is metaphor?
Appeals to sight, hearing, taste, touch, and/or smell.
What is imagery?
Rachel and her friends have a new tradition. On Wednesdays they all wear pink.
What is allusion?
Write a sentence that includes alliteration (at least 4 alliterative words).
Ex: What is Angie ate an apple and some almonds to appease her appetite.
The four members of The Beatles.
Who is Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr?
Molly melted the M&Ms by mistake. Her mom, Martha, moved them from the microwave after Molly's mistake.
What is not a simile or metaphor?
The use or creation of a word that imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes.
What is onomatopoeia?
Fran walked into the house to the smell of her favorite food being cooked. The aroma of peppers and onions moved throughout the house. Fran heard the bubbling of the water as it prepared to cook the pasta to go with the sweet and salty sauce.
What is personification and imagery?
Write 1-3 sentences that includes 2 figurative language techniques. Name what the 2 techniques are.
Ex: What is the skyscraper was as tall as the mountain. It reminded me of some descriptions from 1984?
What is a simile and an allusion?
This popular movie series stars Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.
What is Star Wars?
Jason was being a baby when he went on the rollercoaster. His face looked like he just saw a ghost.
What is a metaphor and a simile?
A reference to a preexisting person, work, event, or well-known piece of pop culture.
What is allusion?
At the funeral, Millie released doves in honor of her mother. The tweets of the dove call were soothing.
What is symbolism and onomatopoeia?
Write 1-3 sentences that include imagery and a hyperbole.
Ex: What is the cold nipped at my rosy nose and for a moment I thought they were going to fall off?
Company that runs wordle.
What is The New York Times?