I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
Idiom or hyperbole?
What is hyperbole?
100
Personification.
What is giving a non-human thing human characteristics or qualities?
100
What is alliteration?
What is the same sound repeated in connected words?
100
What is onomatopoeia?
A word that is associated with the sound it describes.
100
are u gay
yes
200
"He let the cat out of the bag."
Idiom or hyperbole?
What is idiom?
200
What is being personified in the following? "The heat ripped the breath from her lungs!" ?
What is heat?
200
What is the following sentence an example of?
Zach watched zillions of zebras zip by.
A. simile
B. metaphor
C. alliteration
D. idiom
What is C--alliteration?
200
Which type of figurative language is used in the following:
Always remember that you cannot judge a book by its cover.
A. simile
B. personification
C. idiom
What is C----idiom?
200
am i strait?
yes unlike u
300
We have a ton of work to do this next month!
Idiom or hyperbole?
Why?
What is .... hyperbole?
It uses exaggeration to emphasize that we have a lot of work, but it doesn't really weigh a TON!
300
What does it mean when someone says, "The flowers danced with the moonlight?"
It means the flowers were moving from side to side as if they were dancing.
300
What is the purpose of alliteration?
To create a musical effect in writing.
300
Give an example of onomatopoeia.
Answers will vary.
300
u stopid?
yup
400
If you want to wish someone good luck on a stage performance, which idioms could you say? Write the letters.
A. Shake a leg.
B. Barking up the wrong tree.
C. Knock 'em dead.
D. It's raining cats & dogs.
What are A and C ?
400
What is being personified in the following?
The tree arrested the on-coming deer.
What is tree?
400
Which sounds are alliterative in the following poem?
Franks and fries, and French fondue
Beans and burgers-- biscuits too
Fudge and beans; burritos with cheese
When I eat too much, I always sneeze!
What are F and B ?
400
Which type of figurative language is used in the following:
The basketball is like a heartbeat
Pounding rhythmically on the
Gymnasium floor.
The basketball is as smooth as butter
As it slides out of my hands and
Into the basket.
What is simile?
400
u still reading this?
yup cuz im gay
500
Write one idiom (not previously used in this game).
Answers will vary.
500
Write a sentence using personification.
Answers will vary. (teacher must check for correct response)
500
Write a sentence containing alliteration.
Answers will vary. (teacher will check for correct answers)
500
Is the meaning in the following literal or non literal?
To prepare for the test tonight, she is going to hit the books hard.