'You should bite your tongue' is an example of a(n):
Idiom
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'I am drowning in math homework' is an example of a(n):
Hyperbole
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'She is a rollercoaster of emotions' is an example of a(n):
Metaphor
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If an author gives human characteristics to a non-human object, what is it called?
Personification
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When an author exaggerates for effect, it is called
Hyperbole
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'Stars winked in the midnight sky' is an example of a(n):
Personification
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'The dog growled menacingly at the strangers' is an example of a(n):
Onomatopoeia
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Expressions that don't literally mean what they say are:
Idiom
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'Life is like a highway' is an example of a(n):
Simile
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seesaw
Swap points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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baam
Lose 20 points!
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What type of figurative language compares 2 items with like or as?
Simile
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'Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before' is an example of a(n):
Alliteration
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eraser
Reset score!
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star
Double points!
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fairy
Take points!
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thief
Give points!
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monster
Reset all scores!
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fairy
Take points!
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fairy
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lifesaver
Give 15 points!
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How is a metaphor different from a simile?
Metaphor - compares WITHOUT like or as; Simile - compares with LIKE or AS
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Alliteration is when an author...
repeats the initial sound of a word 2 or more times
