Literary Devices - Words, Words, Words LEVEL 2 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

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Pun

The use of a word in a way that plays on its different meanings. For example, “Noticing the bunch of bananas, the hungry gorilla went ape.

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eraser

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magnet

Take 25 points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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lifesaver

Give 25 points!

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Hyperbole

A huge exaggeration. For example, “Dan’s the funniest guy on the planet!” or “That baseball card is worth a zillion dollars!”

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banana

Go to last place!

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fairy

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fairy

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thief

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Parody

A humorous, exaggerated imitation of another work.

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Myth

A legend that embodies the beliefs of people and offers some explanation for natural and social phenomena.

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Metaphor

A comparison that doesn’t use “like” or “as”—such as “He’s a rock” or “I am an island.”

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Simile

A comparison that uses “like” or “as” For example, “I’m as hungry as a wolf,” or “My love is like a rose.”

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Literal Language

Language that means exactly what it says.

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Sarcasm

Language that conveys a certain idea by saying just he opposite such as if it’s raining outside and you say, “My what a beautiful day.”

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baam

Lose 25 points!

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star

Double points!

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gift

Win 10 points!

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thief

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baam

Lose 20 points!

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gold

Win 50 points!

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rocket

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thief

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Rhetorical Question

A question not meant to be answered such as “Why can’t we just get along?”

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Fable

A story that illustrates a moral often using animals as the character—for example, The Tortoise and the Hare.

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Paradox

A seeming contradiction. For example, “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.”

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Onomatopoeia

The use of words that sound like what they mean such as “buzz.”

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