Figurative Language
The comparing of two things by using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
The only metal that is liquid at room temperature.
What is mercury?
Likely shot by Pat Garrett, this person remains a popular figure in culture today.
Who is Billy the Kid?
This regular prince would become a master when he "had the power."
Who is He-Man?
You are currently in this class.
What is English 9 or 9th grade English or English?
This is a complex comparison where two things are talked about as if they are the same.
What is a metaphor?
This is a long tube of glass, usually marked in 0.1 mL units, that's equipped with a stopcock and used for the controlled addition of a liquid to a receiving flask.
What is a burette?
This man is rumored to have been shot in the back while playing poker. His hand? Aces and Eights.
Who is Wild Bill Hickok?
If you can believe it, this animated series began in the 1989 and parents would not let their kids watch the Fox series.
Who are The Simpsons?
This is the text that we read about a dystopian society.
What is Fahrenheit 451?
This is discussing a thing as if it is human.
What is personification?
The chemical that causes the burning sensation when eating chillies.
What is Capsaicin?
This famed gunfight's location, which included the Earps, is not accurate yet that's still how it's known today.
What is the O.K. Coral?
This rocking cartoon star's backing band was the Holograms.
Who is Jem?
The author Harper Lee wrote this text that we read in class.
What is To Kill a Mockingbird?
This is a type of comparison that goes on over the course of the entire poem or for several lines of poetry.
What is an extended metaphor?
It is what ATP stands for.
What is Adenosine triphosphate?
Confederate General Henry Hopkins Sibley invaded this territory n early 1862, believing he could march right up the Rio Grande and take Colorado and get some gold. Instead, it was another Civil War battle.
What is New Mexico Territory?
What are Care Bears?
The story "The Scarlet Ibis" is mainly told through this form of relating a story.
What is a flashback?
This is an exaggeration to make a point. It is heightened language.
What is hyperbole?
This is the only letter not found on the periodic table.
What is j?
Though he lived a quiet existence in Kearney, Missouri, he eventually took to bank and train robbing.
Who is Jesse James?
Began in 1984, this first seemed like a rip-off of Garfield, but he and the Cadillac Cats had their own thing.
Who is Heathcliff?
This is the year that Mr. Duncan was born.
What is 1976?