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.
What is 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
My brother argued with me forever for the larger half.
(two terms)
What are oxymoron and hyperbole?
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
Finish these oxymorons.
The new Will Ferrell movie is seriously _____.
The officer gave me a ticket for a rolling _____.
What are funny and stop?
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 cacophony?
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
Hey, Orpheus! I'm behind you. Don't turn around. I can find you. And if I shout for you. Never doubt. Don't turn around too soon.
(two terms)
What is an allusion and a metaphor?
500
You will soon be asked to do great violence in the cause of good.