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Personification Identification: Who am I?
Flocabulary Flood
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Identification Station I
Identification Station II
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This type of figurative language that compares two unlike things using like or as.
Am I a simile?
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What is kind of figurative language is "life is a highway, but he’d confess, He has a plan but needs a GPS," an example of?
Metaphor
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What is the idiom, a blessing in disguise actually mean? a) Something good that isn't recognized at first. b) Blessings that are really evil things waiting to happen. c) Blessings are invisible to the naked eye.
a) Something good that isn't recognized at first.
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What is hyperbole?
I'm so overwhelmed, I have a billion things to do this afternoon!
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What is “Hot like a toaster” – Flo-Rida an example of?
Simile
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This type of figurative language says the opposite of what you mean using tone of voice.
Am I sarcasm?
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What is a same sound sentence? "It’s commonsense - he’s calm with the confidence."
Alliteration
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What does the idiom, "A Taste Of Your Own Medicine," really mean? a) Your body uses its own cells to heal itself. b) When you are most comfortable when already experienced something when you were little. c) When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others. d) None of the above
c) When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others.
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What is “Hip-hop is dead. Hip-hop just died this morning, And She’s dead.” -Nas an example of?
Personification
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What are "buzz," "ker-plop," and "bam!" examples of?
Onomatopoeia
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This type of figurative language makes animals and objects seem human.
Am I personification?
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"Taking little steps like a centipede. He's sharp like a laser, sharp as a razor, In a night as dark as Darth Vader." is an example of this kind of figurative language.
Simile
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What is ironic about a midget named Giant?
A midget is small and a giant is supposed to be large, and therefore they are opposites. Your team must mention opposites and/or the idea of it being unexpected/surprising.
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What is "the sun played hide and seek with the clouds" an example of?
Personification
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What is “If you cats wore my chain for a month you’d be hunchback.” - Cassidy an example of?
Hyperbole
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This type of figurative language is a phrase that actually means something else.
Am I an idiom?
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What is a reference, like "A lyrical Houdini, creating illusions. Dolphins in '72 - he won't lose"?
Allusion
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What does the metaphor, a rollercoaster of emotions really mean? a) experiencing a lot of ups and downs b) experiencing exciting or thrilling emotions c) experiencing emotions that are predictable d) None of the above.
a) experiencing a lot of ups and downs
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What is “Run on the track like Jesse Owens Broke the record flowin’, without any knowin’ That my wordplay run the four hundred meter relay It’s on once I grab the baton from the DJ A athlete with his iron cleat in the ground Wildest who sprint off the gun sound The best time yet still seven-point-zero Swift flow made the cameramen clothes blow.” -GZA an example of?
Metaphor
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What is: “I woke up energized, My clock speaking, Closet door open, My clothes looking at me, Fresh kicks sleeping” -Median an example of?
Personification
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This type of figurative language is the exact opposite of what you would expect.
Am I irony?
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What is contrasting two things, such as "From weak to made, cheap to paid, A creep to a dude who leads the way"?
Juxtaposition
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What does the phrase, "I felt ready to explode, I was bursting at the seams for the bell to ring and for summer to begin." mean? a) you can't wait for summer to start b) you ate too much food and are really full c) you were disgusted and needed to throw up d) when the bell rings, class will be over
a) you can't wait for summer to start
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What type of figurative language is "I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice." filled with?
Metaphor Mississippi = Oasis Heat = Injustice Heat = Oppression
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What is "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life. -Prologue from Romeo and Juliet" an example of?
Alliteration