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Figurative Language
Root Words
Genres
Authors
Misc
100
When using "like" or "as" in comparing two things
What is a simile
100
What does "inter" in interstate mean?
What is between
100
Epic, lyric, and dramatic are types of what?
What is poetry
100
She wrote To Kill a Mockingbird
Who is Harper Lee
100
Who hosted the Oscars in 2013?
Who is Seth McFarlane
200
Comparing two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor
200
What does the latin root word "vac" mean?
What is empty
200
Comedies and tragedies are examples of
What is a drama
200
He wrote "Julius Caesar"
Who is William Shakespeare
200
This company sponsored Felix Baumgartner in a record breaking free fall
What is Red Bull
300
"Boom!" and "Crash!" are examples of these
What is an onomatopoeia
300
Latin root word "Mort" means...
What is death or dead
300
A story that is based on real events (not fake)
What is nonfiction
300
He wrote "The Great Gatsby"
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald
300
A meteorite hit what country?
What is Russia
400
The phrase "It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of one of these
What is an idiom
400
The Latin root "mut" means
What is change
400
Fiction in which events evoke a feeling of dread in both the characters and the reader.
What is a horror
400
Who wrote "Animal Farm"?
Who is George Orwell
400
This 17 year old was shot in a residential neighborhood one year ago today.
Who is Treyvon Martin
500
"I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse" is an example of a/an
What is a hyperbole
500
The Latin root word "Nau" or "Nav" means
What is sea, ship, or sailor
500
Narrative of a Person's Life - A true story about a real person.
What is a biography/autobiography
500
Anthem author, Ayn Rand is from where?
Where is Russia
500
Curiosity, the largest and most advanced spacecraft ever sent to another planet?
Where is Mars