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Oxymoron/Paradox
Euphemisms/Idioms
Similes/Metaphors
Hyperbole
Personification
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The oxymoron in the sentence, "I looked at the mirror and I looked pretty ugly."
What is "pretty ugly?"
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This is a sentence that involves a simile
Answers vary.
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This is the definition of a hyperbole.
What is an extremely exaggerated phrase?
100
The object(s) being personified in the sentence, "The flowers danced in the wind."
What are "flowers?"
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This is the definition of a paradox.
What is a phrase that is contradictory?
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*DAILY DOUBLE* - Similes and metaphors have this in common.
What is comparing two unlike things?
200
This is an example of a hyperbole.
Answers vary.
200
This is the definition of personification.
What is a non-human object given human characteristics?
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This is the definition of a euphemism.
What is a the substitution of a vague expression for one thought to be negative?
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The euphemism used in the sentence, "Now, I must go to the correction facility after court"
What is "correction facility?"