Anaphora, Personification, Symbolism, and Irony | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Tell the type of irony. A woman, who never graduated from high school and cannot read or write very well, develops and runs a successful tutoring business for university students wishing to get good marks.

Situational Irony

Tell the type of irony. A marriage counselor files for divorce.

Situational Irony

Tell the type of irony. The winner of the annual St. Mary’s Benefit raffle for $10,000 turns out to be Bill Gates, one of the richest men in the world.

Situational Irony

Tell the type of irony. Readers knew that Caitlyn’s character in the novel “A Song for Caitlin” would eventually die but the other characters never even knew she was sick.

Dramatic Irony

Tell the type of irony. Dr. Johnson smokes a pack of cigarettes a day.

Situational Irony

Tell the type of irony. A driver whose license was confiscated by a traffic officer may say “Thank you, Officer, now that you have my license I can’t drive.”

verbal Irony

irony or coincidence? You drive up to the mountains to ski, and there was more snow back at your house, that’s ironic.

Irony

Tell the type of irony. When Romeo believes Juliet is dead, but the audience knows that she has only been given a potion to sleep.

Dramatic Irony

Tell the type of irony. A rat infestation at the Department of Sanitation.

Situational Irony

Determine whether the scenario is an example of verbal irony. A teacher passes out a huge homework assignment on a friday. A student says, "awesome! This is exactly how I wanted to spend my weekend."

Yes, It is a verbal Irony

What type of irony? A poisonous spider jumps on a scientist in the jungle. His partner says, "don't worry, the spider is smarter than you.

Verbal Irony

Is this an anaphora? Every day, every night, every moment -- I think of that day."

Yes

No

Is this an anaphora? "Bouncing bright balloons bobbed above the bustling boulevard"

No

Yes

Is this an anaphora? "I won't give up. I won't give in. I won't give out."

Yes

No

Is this an anaphora? "A clocked ticked and ticked, each second echoing in the silent room"

No

Yes

Is this an anaphora? "We must try. We must hope. We must believe"

Yes

No

In this statement, "The student read this document and realized the truth within it as the sky brightened behind him with the dawn of a new day." What can "dawn" symbolizes?

new beginnings

increasing knowledge

obstacle

cycle of life

In symbolism, dark clouds can mean:

troubles, difficulties

getting older

fear

change/ rebirth

In symbolism, autumn leaves can mean:

getting older

fear

inability to reach goals

change or rebirth

In symbolism, butterflies can mean:

change or rebirth

getting older

fear

inability to reach goals

What is being personified? " The flower of day grew old and withered, Night with a sigh sat down beside her loom, winding her shuttle with a silver thread."

Night

What is being personified? " Illusion's laughter, fancy's tears, The mimic loves of yesternight, on empty stages of the years, awake in the dim light."

Illusion, fancy, and stage

What is being personified? " The herded pines commune, and have deep thoughts, a secret they assemble to discuss when the sun drops behind their trunks, which glare like grates."

pines

What is being personified? "Some strange and exquisite desire has thrilled this flowering almond tree whose branches shake so wistfully, "

almond tree

What is being personified? "Gentle and brown, above the pool, and laughs the immortal river still under the mill, under the mill."

river

What is being personified? " I saw a slowly stepping train-- / Lined on the brows, scoop-eyed and bent and hoar-- Following in files across a twilit plain / A strange and mystic form the foremost bore"

Train

What is being personified? "Out of the window a sea of green trees lift their soft boughs like the arms of a dancer; They beckon and call me, "Come out in the sun!" But I cannot answer."

Trees

Because he was not performing at the expected level, Harold was held back in the third grade. What is the meaning of the euphemism of the phrase "held back"?

flunked/being delayed, restrained, or prevented from advancing, most commonly in school

It was announced that yet another soldier was killed by friendly fire in Iraq today. What is the meaning of the euphemism "friendly fire"?

another soldier

Because Emily was visually impaired, all of her work needed to be translated into Braille. What is the meaning of the euphemism "visually impaired"?

blind

In the sentence, Elizabeth excused herself from the table and asked where she might be able to powder her nose." What is the euphemism?

powder her nose (going to the restroom or to reapply makeup)

What is the euphemism for "selfish"?

self-centered

What is the correct euphemism for "poor student"?

underachiever/underperformer

What is the correct euphemism for "sweat"?

perspire/perspiration

In the sentence, "The driver was arrested for being intoxicated." What is the meaning of the euphemism "intoxicated"?

drunk

What is the euphemism in this sentence? "The student received detention for breaking school rules."

detention

What is the Euphemism in this sentence? "The school sent a notice explaining that an incident occurred on campus."

incident

All are euphemisms of the word "died" EXCEPT

ethnic cleansing

negative patient outcome

bought the farm

dearly departed

All are euphemisms for "liar" except:

bad rug

story teller

falsifier

fabricator

What euphemism can we use for the word "sue"?

take legal actions

What is the meaning of this euphemism: Number 1

pee