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Examples
Miscellaneous
Halloween
100

Comparison of two things using “like” or “as”

Simile

100

Hyperbole

An obvious exaggeration or overstatement

100

Some people call me the Tiger Woods of miniature golf.

Allusion

100

What is Jane's husband's name in The Yellow Ribbon? 

Johnny

100

What is the best selling Halloween candy?

Snickers

200

When one object or thing stands in the place of something else, such as an idea, another object, a person, or a place.

Symbolism

200

Imagery

When a writer uses language that appeals to the five senses.

200

The classroom was a zoo when the substitute teacher was in.

Metaphor

200

What is the name of Mr. and Mrs. White's son in The Monkey's Paw?

Herbert

200

What was the first country to celebrate Halloween?

England

300

When a writer gives human qualities to an animal or object

Personification

300

Foreshadowing

When the author gives hints about what will happen later on in the story

300

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Alliteration

300
How should you annotate vocabulary words you don't know? 

Circle, highlight, draw a box around it

300

Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?

Fruit

400

A reference to a famous historical figure or literary event

Allusion

400

Alliteration

The repetition of the same consonant sound in words occurring near one another

400

The giant tree was ablaze with the orange, red, and yellow leaves that were beginning to fall to the ground.

Imagery

400

What was Ms. Morelli's favorite food again???

Macaroni and Cheese

400

The first jack-o-lantern was carved from which vegetable?

Turnip

500

Metaphor

Comparison of two unlike things without using “like” or “as”

500

I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!

Hyperbole

500

Name two things (besides unknown words) that are important to annotate.

Setting, characters, traits, questions, predictions