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Idiom or Hyperbole?
Metaphor or Simile?
Personification
Writing Strategies
Things to ponder on...
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I'm so hungry I could eat a horse! 

What is hyperbole - it uses exaggeration to over-emphasize that the person is REALLY hungry!

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Brian was a wall, bouncing every tennis ball back over the net.

What is metaphor.

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Define personification
What is giving a non-human thing human characteristics or qualities.
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What 3 things are wrong with this book title: THe legend of sleepy hollow
What is ... (1) the H should not be capitalized (2) the first letter of every important word should be capitalized (3) It should be underlined or italicized
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What is onomatopeia?

What is the written form of a sound like "bang," "pop," or "swish!"

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What does, "He let the cat out of the bag" mean? 

What is idiom. This idiom means someone shared a secret.

200

David is as tall as a tree.

simile

200
What could, "The heat ripped the breath from her lungs!" mean?
What is ... it could mean it was so hot it hurt her lungs to breathe.
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How would I write the name of a newspaper article? A)underline B) quote it C)capitalize every letter D)neatly

What is B)quote it because it is a smaller work found in a larger piece (The newspaper)

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The lion waited eagerly to pounce on its prey. What is a synonym for pounce? (1) eat (2) devour (3) jump (4) kiss

What is (3) jump

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We have a ton of work to do this next month! 

What is .... hyperbole because it uses exaggeration to emphasize that we have a lot of work, but it doesn't really weigh a TON!

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We would have had more pizza to eat if Tammy wasn't such a pig! 

metaphor

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What does it mean when someone says, "The flowers danced with the moonlight?"

What is .... it means the flowers looked like they were dancing under the moonlight because they were moving from side to side.

300

Best superhero? (Hint: funny web spinner)

Spider  Man

300

"How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood" is an example of

alliteration

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"It's raining cats & dogs"

It's raining really hard! Idiom

400

Ms. Morgan is a grumpy bear before she drinks her coffee.

metaphor

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"The tree arrested the on-coming deer," could mean what?
What is ... it could mean the deer crashed into the tree; the tree brought the deer to a stop.
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When writing to a prompt, you always start your introduction using some of the words from _________.

the prompt

400

"Buzz" "pop" and "boom" are examples of 

onomatopoeia

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Your mom- "I've told you 1,000 times to clean your room"

Your room is a mess! hyperbole

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His feet are as smelly as a skunk.

simile

500

The sun played peek-a-boo with the clouds.

the sun kept going behind the clouds.

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Choose the sentence that is written correctly: (A)Mr. Estrada's dog likes to run with us. (B)Mr. Estradas' dog likes to run with us. (C)Mr. Estrada's's dog likes to run with us. (D)Mr. Estradas dog likes to run with us.

What is (A)Mr. Estrada's dog likes to run with us.

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What does "Don't Judge a Book by It's Cover" mean?

You can't tell what someone is like or what their experiences are just by looking at them.