"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."

What is being personified?

Define hyperbole.

"Life is a journey" is an example of what?

Giving human characteristics to nonhuman object or animals is an example of what type of figurative language?

He has been walking for days and days, when he has only been walking for 5 minutes is an example of:

It's raining cats and dogs outside!

I love the sound of bacon sizzling in the morning

"Romeo save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel"

Rachel is a walking encyclopedia.

When the pitcher finished nine innings, he was hungry enough to eat a horse.

Happy Harry handles handsprings horribly.

Kyra hung her head like a dying flower.

My plants are begging for water.

Buzz Buzz!! I could hear the bees getting closer and closer.

Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ornate means:

The large vase was covered from top to bottom in a hand carved and ornate design. It must have taken weeks, or even months to create!!

Both sides in the election contest are throwing accusations at each other. The Gore supporters claim that Governor Bush is trying to thwart the will of the people. The Bush supporters say that Mr. Gore is trying to create votes or assign choices to people who did not really cast votes for president. What does thwart mean?

Based on context clues in the passage below, truncated means ______________.

I was upset that the ebook file was truncated because I couldn't find out how the story ended.

The gregarious puppy loved playing with everyone at the park.

Which of the following has a NEGATIVE (–) connotation?

Which phrase has a NEGATIVE (–) connotation?

Which phrase has the most POSITIVE (+) connotation?

Which option has the most POSITIVE (+) connotation?

My friend is very careful about spending money. I admire that, so I call him ______________.

What is the best word to use for this sentence to make it NEGATIVE (–)?

He always says what he thinks. He is very ______.

Which connotation is most NEGATIVE (–)?

The jester was smiling. I didn't like the ______ on the jester's face.

Which connotation is most NEGATIVE (–)?

Mike _______ us to go to the funny house. He kept bothering us until we agreed to go.

Which connotation is most NEGATIVE (–)?

We bought _____ souvenirs at the Lagoon amusement park.

Which connotation is most POSITIVE (+)?

We saw ______ animals in the animal house.

Describing someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.

Which phrase has a NEGATIVE (–) connotation to describe someone who does not spend much money?

Which choice has the most POSITIVE (+) connotation?

I admire the man who jumped on the subway tracks to rescue a stranger. He was certainly ________________.

Tone can best described as

“They were standing in a sunlit field, and the air about them was moving with the delicious fragrance that comes only on the rarest of spring days when the sun’s touch is gentle and the apple blossoms are just beginning to unfold.” (67)

“Meg knelt at her mother’s feet. The warmth and light of the kitchen had relaxed her so that her attic fears were gone. The cocoa steamed fragrantly in the saucepan; geraniums bloomed on the window sills and there was a bouquet of tiny yellow chrysanthemums in the center of the table. The curtains, red, with a blue and green geometrical pattern were drawn and seemed to reflect their cheerfulness throughout the room. The furnace purred like a great, sleepy animal; the lights glowed with steady radiance…” (16)