A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.
Irony and Puns

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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
hyperbole
irony
pun
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Jungle animals are very fair. Cheetahs are always spotted.
hyperbole
irony
pun
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The best way to communicate with fish is to drop them a line.
metaphor
personification
pun
cliche
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Pun
Allusion
Verbal Irony
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is a play on words?
Allusion
Pun
Idiom
Apostrophe
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then...
(A) it hit me,
(B) someone yelled, "fowl!" ,
(C) the referee handed me a basketball,
(D) I saw stars.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
a play on words in which a humorous effect is produced by using a word. Two silkworms had a race. They ended up in a tie.
imagery
simile
pun
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