A figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared without explicit words such as “like” or “as”
What is a metaphor
100
That's the worst idea I've ever heard.
What is hyperbole
100
My teacher is so old they’ve already nailed the coffin shut.
What is hyperbole
100
There they stood; three peas in a pod.
(Two terms)
What is alliteration and metaphor
100
Wide-eyed and wondering while we wait for others to waken.
What is alliteration
200
Words that imitate sounds
What is onomatopoeia
200
Death be not proud, thou some have called thee.
What is personification
200
I think it's important for us to remember that no man is an island.
What is a metaphor
200
As if he’s made of money, Paul always wanted to look wealthy.
Simile
200
You will need to grab the bull by its horns on this quiz.
What is metaphor
300
A figure of speech which makes reference to a famous person, place, or thing
What is an allusion
300
The Night of the Living Dead is one of my favorite movies.
What is oxymoron
300
You cannot put a fire out,
A thing that can ignite,
Can go, itself, without a fan,
Upon the slowest night.
Rhyme Scheme?
What is ABCB
300
A single tear dropped from Allison's cheek as she glanced upon the rows of crosses before her.
What is symbol
300
When opportunity knocks, answer the door.
What is personification
400
Writing that does not rhyme or follow a specific pattern
What is prose
400
My dog went into the vet with (heart) troubles.
What is denotation
400
Finish the following limerick:
There once was a man from Peru, who dreamt he was eating a shoe. He awoke in the night, with a terrible fright, and found that it was quite _____.
What is true
400
The word oxymoron literally translates to what in English?
What is sharp dull
400
I'm so charming, even Medusa wouldn't turn me to stone.
(Two terms)
What are allusion and hyperbole
500
The use of harsh sounding words in poetry.
What is cacophy
500
Edgar Allan Poe loved figurative language. Give me one year when Poe was alive.
What is 1809-1849
500
Shakespeare wrote many sonnets throughout his career. His use of figurative language is unmatched in English today. Name one year in which Shakespeare lived.
What is 1564-1616
500
Not one of the terms we have in our notes, but what do you call the figurative language term where an idea argues with itself?
What is a paradox
500
You will soon be asked to do great violence in the cause of good.