The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands. This is an example of ......
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
5. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The sad student sat silently in the room. This is an example of ......
alliteration
onomatopoeia
idiom
personification
6. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
BAM! The door shut behind me. This is an example of ......
onomatopoeia
personification
simile
idiom
7. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
That fat cat weighs a thousand pounds! This is an example of ......
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
simile
8. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
"The city was a jungle" is an example of what? This is an example of ......
alliteration
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
9. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is an onomatopoeia?
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
A word or phrase that appeals to the 5 senses
A comparison using like or as
A word that is a sound
10. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is a hyperbole?
An exaggeration
A word that is a sound
A word or phrase that appeals to the 5 senses
A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
11. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is an alliteration?
A word that is a sound
A comparison using like or as
A comparison not using like or as
The same beginning sound repeated
12. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is imagery?
An exaggeration
A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
The same beginning sound repeated
Words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses
13. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is personification?
The same beginning sound repeated
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
A word that is a sound
An exaggeration
14. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is an idiom?
A comparison not using like or as
An exaggeration
A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
The same beginning sounds repeated
15. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is a metaphor?
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
A comparison not using like or as
Words that are sounds
A comparison using like or as
16. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as
A comparison not using like or as
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
A word that is a sound
17. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
"I could hear the popping and crackling as mom dropped the bacon into the frying pan, and soon the salty, greasy smell wafted toward me." This is an example of _____.
alliteration
imagery
18. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The golden yellow sunlight filtered down through the pale new leaves on the oak trees, coming to rest on Jessica's brown toes that were splayed in the red Georgia mud. This is an example of ___.