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"Her eyes are as blue as the ocean" is an example of a:
Simile
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This is a comparison that uses "like" or "as"
What is a simile
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Bud is convinced that this man is his father
Who is Herman E. Calloway
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This is what people used during the depression to send messages, back before there were cellphones or email
What is a telegram
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NBC stands for
"Nobody But Calloway"
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"Her hair is pure gold" is an example of a:
Metaphor
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This is a comparison that does not use "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor
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This is the woman who comforts Bud at the restaurant and makes sure he is okay
Who is Miss Thomas
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This is a group of people that comes together like a family to help make their jobs more fair
What is a union
200
The expression "stuff our craws" means
to eat a lot
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"Shake a leg" is an example of a:
Idiom
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This is an expression that has become overused
What is a cliche
300
This is the man who plays the saxophone in the band
Who is Steady Eddie
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This is what Steady Eddie means when he says "be careful, that saxophone is my bread and butter"
What is his livelihood, his way to make money
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This is the name of Calloway's band
What is The Dusky Devastators of the Depression
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"Show me the money" is an example of a:
Cliche
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This is an expression whose actual meaning is different from the figurative one
What is an idiom
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This is the waitress at the restaurant
Who is Miss Tyla
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This is what Bud means when he says "busting a gut"
What is laughing really hard
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When Bud wants to hide, he puts the napkin over his head in the restaurant, and he compares it to a
blanket
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"I am so hungry that I could eat a horse" is an example of a:
Hyperbole
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This is a statement of exaggeration, or an expression not meant to be taken literally
What is a hyperbole
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This is another member of the band who tells funny stories and makes Bud laugh
Who is Mr. Jimmy
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"Busting a gut" is an example of which type of figurative language?
an idiom
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Another name for "steam locomotive" is
a train