Figurative Language Tournament

Which words are synonyms?

• Giant - Minuscule

• Tear - Shred

• Drop - Raise

• Climb - Fall

Who was the first President of the United States?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

What is hyperbole?

• An extreme exaggeration

• Comparisons using the words "like" or "as"

• Giving nonhuman things human characteristics

• Words with opposite meanings

Giving nonhuman things human qualities or characteristics is called...

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Personification

Labeling end rhymes in poems is called --

• Rhyme Scheme

• Complete Rhyme

• Rhythm

• Meter

Complete the analogy

Bird : Egg :: Cow : ___

• Pony

• Feather

• Calf

• Farm

The moon glowed like a flashlight.

What type of figurative language is being used?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

The capital of Texas is --

• Dallas

• Austin

• Houston

• Waco

Choose all of the words that are multiple meaning words.

• Fly

• Rush

• Party

• Break

Which words comes first alphabetically?

• Particle

• Particular

• Party

• Participle