The classroom was a zoo. What does this metaphor mean?

The students were loud and crazy in class.

Some animals from the zoo visited our classroom.

The class went on a field trip to the zoo.

Some animals should be kept as pets in the classroom.

What is verbal irony?

When what is said is different than what is meant

When what happens is the opposite of what is expected

When the audience knows something a character doesn't know.

What is situational irony?

When what happens is the opposite of what is expected

When what is said is the opposite of what is meant

When the audience knows something the character doesn't

What is dramatic irony?

When the audience knows something the character doesn't

When what is said is different than what is meant

When what happens is the opposite of what is expected

How does this photo show dramatic irony?

We know the girl is about to be eaten by a shark

The shark doesn't know it's about to run into a swimmer

When you complain about a loss from the past.

Being Inquisitive can lead you into an unpleasant situation.

This idiom is used when something is very expensive.

Do not put all your resources in one possibility.

Feel a bit under the weather

This idiom means 'to hear rumors' about something or someone.

Overwhelmed by what is happening in the moment.

When something is done badly to save money.

Stop being a couch potato! Turn off the TV and do something with your life.

a person who spends a lot of time watching television with little or no physical activity

A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.

A device used to confuse the reader.

A group of words that begin with the same sound.

What is alliteration?

the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry

The repetition of letters in a line of poetry

the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry

the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry

the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry

The repetition of letters in a line of poetry

the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry

the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry

The repetition of letters in a line of poetry

the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry

the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry

Big, bad Bernie Bean-Toes ate two banana bunches

why does Ms. Schleiden let her cat eat bananas?

Chilly chicken children shivered with goosebumps

Do chickens get goosebumps or chickenbumps?

Words that sound the same but are spelled different

Which one of these is considered a pun?

Kings worry about receding heir line

It was like taking candy from a baby

The use of incongruity, irony, parody, exaggeration to mock vices and folly

The use of literary devices to create cinematic, rich images

The use of personification and metaphor to create a unified tone and theme

How does satire attempt to improve individuals or society?

By ridiculing flaws and follies

By modeling correct thought and behavior

By praising achievements and honors

By explicitly explaining the difference between right and wrong

How would allusion be defined?

a reference to a famous person, place, or event

words that involve one of the five senses

a form or wordplay with similar sounding sounds

Which of the following is true about allusions?

allusions are indicated references that may sometimes be obvious and sometimes obscure

allusions are written in quotation marks

allusions are always started as a comparison, as in 'He was as strong as Hercules.'

A polite word or expression used to make something less unattractive

A situation or information that helps you understand something

Intended to make someone believe something that is not true

Identify the paradox.

The person who wrote that book can’t write.

The clouds drifted lazily in the sky.

The clown fish swam comically in the aquarium.

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20 sec • 1 pt

Lauren has made up her mind to volunteer every Tuesday after school.

Figurative

Literal

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

My teammate is a snail and a turtle combined!

Figurative

Literal

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the best definition of imagery?

Imagery is the author’s use of language that appeals to the five senses in order to help the reader imagine what is being described.

An act of saying what will or might happen in the future.

A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as.

Exaggeration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following lines from Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” contains imagery?

The woods are lovely, dark and deep

But I have promises to keep

And miles to go before I sleep

All of the above

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Simile or Metaphor:
Life is a flower that grows more beautiful every day.

simile

metaphor

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Simile or Metaphor:
My mother's hair is as soft as a cloud.

simile

metaphor

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is a metaphor?

Compares two things using like or as

Compares two things NOT using like or as

Gives human qualities to objects

It's a sound word

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

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Figurative Language

Lauren has made up her mind to volunteer every Tuesday after school.

My teammate is a snail and a turtle combined!

What is the best definition of imagery?

Which of the following lines from Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” contains imagery?

Simile or Metaphor:
Life is a flower that grows more beautiful every day.

Simile or Metaphor:
My mother's hair is as soft as a cloud.

What is a metaphor?

The classroom was a zoo. What does this metaphor mean?

What is the figure of speech?
"There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot."

"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?

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Lauren has made up her mind to volunteer every Tuesday after school.

My teammate is a snail and a turtle combined!

What is the best definition of imagery?

Which of the following lines from Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” contains imagery?

Simile or Metaphor:Life is a flower that grows more beautiful every day.

Simile or Metaphor:My mother's hair is as soft as a cloud.

What is a metaphor?

The classroom was a zoo. What does this metaphor mean?

What is the figure of speech?"There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot."

"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."What human characteristic is being given?

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Simile or Metaphor:
Life is a flower that grows more beautiful every day.

Simile or Metaphor:
My mother's hair is as soft as a cloud.

What is the figure of speech?
"There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot."

"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?