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What Am I 1?
What Am I 2?
Define Me
Example Of...
Example Of...
100
a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
100
giving human characteristics to an animal or non-human object
What is personification?
100
allusion
What is a reference to a well-known subject?
100
He is as quiet as a mouse.
What is simile?
100
The pigs began oinking when the farmer approached with their food.
What is onomatopoeia?
200
an over-exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
200
sound words
What is onomatopoeia?
200
repetition
What is the repeating of a word or phrase in close proximity?
200
He is the apple of my eye.
What is metaphor?
200
I can't believe it. My vision was blurred. I just can't believe it. Who would have known this would happen? I can't believe it. He is gone.
What is repetition?
300
a comparison of two unlike things
What is a metaphor?
300
a phrase that means something other than what's being said, usually understood within a certain culture or community
What is an idiom?
300
mood
What is the feeling created in the atmosphere of a story or poem?
300
It took him two seconds to drive here.
What is hyperbole?
300
You are barking up the wrong tree!
What is idiom?
400
the author's attitude towards the subject matter
What is tone?
400
the repetition of a consonant sound in two or more words in a phrase
What is alliteration?
400
rhyme
What are words that end with the same sound?
400
The fine china danced on the shelves during the earthquake.
What is personification?
400
I'm surprised his nose isn't growing like Pinocchio's.
What is allusion?
500
something that represents something that is multi-layered in meaning and mostly intangible
What is symbolism?
500
the opposite of what is reasonably expected
What is irony?
500
rhythm
What is a pattern of words that produce the same or similar sound?
500
Cory cooked cookies for his class.
What is alliteration?
500
A man who is a traffic cop gets his license suspended for unpaid parking tickets.
What is irony?