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If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed. When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. Term: alliterationDefinition: Peter Piper picked a peck of peppers. How many pecks of peppers did Peter Piper pick? Term: Definition: Lexa to live in la-la land. Term: alliterationDefinition: Sarah sighs . Term: Definition: That rascally rabbit rigorously runs . Term: Definition: takes tape off of the table. Term: Definition: My mom made me mash my M&Ms. Term: Definition: Billy buys banana at the bakery. Term: Definition: Gracie grows green in her garden. Term: alliterationDefinition: the repetition of CONSONANT sounds close together (ex: Sally seashells by the seashore.) Term: Definition: Gordan gave her gold green grapes. Term: alliterationDefinition: ' hair hates humidity. Term: allusionDefinition: A reference to another work of , person, or event Term: Definition: He is a real . Term: Definition: Don't be a . Term: Definition: Houston, we have a . Term: Definition: b, c, d, f, g... Term: figurative Definition: words or phrases that have a different from the literal meaning, such as idioms, metaphors, and similes. Term: haikuDefinition: a three-line poem, usually about nature. The first line is five syllables, the second is seven syllables, and the line is five syllables. Term: haikuDefinition: I went to the store
I got some chips
Salt and vinegar Term: Definition: She is a years old. Term: Definition: This is forever. Term: hyperboleDefinition: You're than dust. Term: hyperboleDefinition: My eyelids weigh a pounds. Term: hyperboleDefinition: Your smile lights up the whole . Term: hyperboleDefinition: My head is me. Term: Definition: I am up. Term: hyperboleDefinition: I'm so I could eat a horse. Term: hyperboleDefinition: exaggerated (ex: "This is taking forever!") Term: Definition: There are a million at this game. Term: hyperboleDefinition: My feet weighed a ton in the swampy . Term: Definition: I am to death. Term: Definition: a that cannot be understood from the literal meaning (ex: "It's raining cats and dogs.") Term: idiomDefinition: It my mind. Term: Definition: You can lead a to water but you can't make him drink. Term: Definition: break a Term: Definition: Stop the play! Term: idiomDefinition: You are on my last . Term: Definition: Cut it out. Term: Definition: He broke her . Term: Definition: He bit the . Term: Definition: I just a bullet. Term: idiomDefinition: Put your caps on. Term: Definition: The ball is in your now. Term: Definition: I've got a bone to pick with you. Term: idiomDefinition: All that and a bag of Term: Definition: Don't let the cat out of the bag! Term: Definition: Don't throw the baby out with the bath . Term: Definition: Let's hit the hay. Term: idiomDefinition: I am in a rut. Term: idiomDefinition: Go out on a limb and make a . Term: Definition: I will let you off the hook. Term: Definition: Your nose is . Term: idiomDefinition: Cat got your ? Term: idiomDefinition: threw Hunter under the bus. Term: Definition: The doesn't fall far from the tree. Term: idiomDefinition: We are shooting the . Term: Definition: It will your socks off! Term: idiomDefinition: Pull together! Term: Definition: She me in the back. Term: Definition: Get your act ! Term: Definition: You are pushing my ! Term: idiomDefinition: You were on the ball at your . Term: Definition: You by the skin of your teeth. Term: idiomDefinition: Get your mind out of the . Term: Definition: My life is in your . Term: idiomDefinition: Don't the beans! Term: idiomDefinition: You're my leg. Term: Definition: The loud screamed as the bell echoed through the crowded yellow brick hallway. Term: imageryDefinition: using the five to create visual images Term: imageryDefinition: The smell of the warm, brownies was delightful. Term: Definition: The hot apple pie smelled so heavenly, but my mouth. Term: Definition: The cut grass' smell drifted through the wind on the hot summer day. Term: Definition: The rusty gate creaked eerily at the edge of the cemetery. Term: Definition: The bright lightning bolt flashed across the dark grey sky and I felt the rain drip on my . Term: Definition: The smell of the rose drifted through the open window on the gentle breeze. Term: Definition: Well, that team was tough to beat (after by 35 points). Term: Definition: What great we are having (as it is raining). Term: ironyDefinition: Oh, . A flat tire... Term: Definition: to mean the opposite of what is said (ex: "We are so happy to be back at .") Term: ironyDefinition: I can really tell you studied (after back a failing grade). Term: Definition: Boy, I just love it when we lose. Term: Definition: That smells great. Term: Definition: I just love . Term: literalDefinition: the exact of a word or phrase Term: metaphorDefinition: comparing two objects without using "like" or "as" (ex: "Jeffery is a computer.") Term: Definition: My room is a pig sty. Term: metaphorDefinition: are sky rats. Term: Definition: Ben's was a volcano, ready to explode. Term: Definition: Love is a . Term: Definition: Spencer is a warden. Term: metaphorDefinition: My sister is the . Term: metaphorDefinition: Life is a . Term: metaphorDefinition: You are the of my life. Term: metaphorDefinition: You are a ray of . Term: Definition: The are cotton candy in the sky. Term: Definition: That man is a cannon. Term: metaphorDefinition: Students are . Term: metaphorDefinition: is a prison. Term: Definition: This test is a of cake. Term: Definition: She is a mammath. Term: Definition: This is a circus. Term: Definition: Emma is a fish. Term: Definition: He is a pig. Term: metaphorDefinition: Jay is a . Term: Definition: is a ninja. Term: metaphorDefinition: My desk is a hole. Term: metaphorDefinition: My car is a . Term: onomatopoeiaDefinition: ! Term: onomatopoeiaDefinition: Term: Definition: sizzle Term: onomatopoeiaDefinition: the use of a word to a real sound (ex: boom, clap, bang, ring) Term: Definition: zapp! Term: Definition: swish Term: Definition: comedy Term: Definition: old Term: oxymoronDefinition: shrimp Term: Definition: sad Term: Definition: burn Term: oxymoronDefinition: silence Term: Definition: diet Term: Definition: putting two words together that have meanings (dumb genius, short giant) Term: personificationDefinition: The sun grinned down at the . Term: Definition: The leaped out of the toaster. Term: Definition: The jumped from the sky. Term: personificationDefinition: The tree slapped me. Term: personificationDefinition: The died around midnight. Term: Definition: The moon's danced across the lake. Term: personificationDefinition: The rocks me. Term: Definition: The acid ate a hole in his leg. Term: personificationDefinition: The of fate grabbed my soul. Term: personificationDefinition: My growled angrily. Term: personificationDefinition: My clock screams "Wake up!" every morning. Term: personificationDefinition: That book to me. Term: Definition: The grass my shoe. Term: personificationDefinition: The pencil out of my hand. Term: Definition: His pencil danced across the . Term: personificationDefinition: The cow over the moon. Term: personificationDefinition: The cold punched me in the face when I went . Term: personificationDefinition: My walked away from me. Term: Definition: My cupcake was my name. Term: personificationDefinition: The danced in the night sky. Term: Definition: The lightning danced across the sky to the beat of the . Term: Definition: The song me back to the school dance. Term: Definition: My bed is my name. Term: personificationDefinition: The wind in my ear. Term: Definition: The rock down the hill. Term: personificationDefinition: The Mexican food was having a war with my . Term: Definition: The sun me as I lay on the beach. Term: personificationDefinition: ran down my forehead. Term: Definition: The tickled my bare feet. Term: personificationDefinition: The red pen bled out in the 's bag. Term: Definition: Her mouth wouldn't stop . Term: Definition: The hummingbird kissed the red . Term: Definition: The words hesitated to leave his . Term: personificationDefinition: Time was up on me. Term: Definition: The angry thunder bellowed in the . Term: personificationDefinition: The roof cried slow tears on the . Term: personificationDefinition: The music me. Term: Definition: The wildfire ran wildly the forest. Term: personificationDefinition: The flag stood at the edge of the school. Term: personificationDefinition: The leaf on her face. Term: Definition: The book my attention. Term: personificationDefinition: The screen grabbed my attention. Term: personificationDefinition: The were begging for water. Term: personificationDefinition: giving human qualities to nonhuman (ex: The clock "tells" time.) Term: personificationDefinition: The vacuum hums a happy tune while it . Term: Definition: The book jumped off the and attacked Jessica. Term: personificationDefinition: The basket my ball. Term: personificationDefinition: The was eating him up. Term: Definition: The world hates me . Term: punDefinition: It's pointless to with a broken pencil. Term: punDefinition: I've been to the a lot, so I know the drill. Term: Definition: If you need an arc, I Noah guy. Term: punDefinition: The movie about Jupiter was out of this . Term: Definition: I was addicted to pokey once, but then I turned myself around. Term: Definition: a play on words Term: punDefinition: It's hard to beat eggs for breakfast. Term: Definition: You will be mist, boiled . Term: Definition: Sydney was fired from her job at the joint for putting her hair in a bun. Term: punDefinition: The artist at the police station was someone sketchy. Term: refrainDefinition: lines repeated in a poem; the of a song Term: Definition: mime/lime Term: rhymeDefinition: /hate Term: rhymeDefinition: two or more that end with same sounds (ex: cake, rake, bake) Term: Definition: cake/bake Term: Definition: son/fun/run/one Term: Definition: bat/cat Term: schemeDefinition: the pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse or line in Term: Definition: His stare is as deadly as Term: Definition: The is as hard as a rock. Term: Definition: She is as as a feather. Term: Definition: comparing two UNLIKE objects using "like" or "as" (ex: Your room looks like a pig pen!"; room is as messy as a garbage dump!") Term: Definition: The new boy was as cold as ice. Term: Definition: The sad girl cried like a . Term: simileDefinition: Teachers are like prison . Term: Definition: The deer like a rock. Term: Definition: Her is as cold as ice. Term: Definition: His hair like a rat's nest. Term: Definition: is like a frog. Term: Definition: He is as dumb as a box of . Term: simileDefinition: He like a wet dog. Term: simileDefinition: Her hair is as as glass. Term: simileDefinition: My present was as big as an . Term: Definition: The Christmas tree like a disco ball. Term: Definition: I am as as a bear. Term: Definition: the wind was as loud as a . Term: Definition: He is as free as a bird. Term: simileDefinition: The Ohio River is like Hershey . Term: simileDefinition: This test is like a game of . Term: Definition: He is as hot as fire. Term: simileDefinition: My handwriting is as as an earthquake. Term: Definition: My kitty is as cute as a . Term: Definition: is as sweet as a PopTart. Term: Definition: Her pregnant belly looks like a . Term: Definition: The rocks are as as knives. Term: Definition: The lamb is as as fresh-fallen snow. Term: simileDefinition: Your momma is as as an elephant. Term: simileDefinition: She is as as a bull. Term: Definition: Emma is like an . Term: Definition: The wind was as as a pack of rabid dogs, tearing at my jacket. Term: simileDefinition: Rylee is as fast as . Term: simileDefinition: Life is like a coaster. Term: Definition: She is as as a lion. Term: simileDefinition: The dessert like heaven. Term: Definition: Time is like gold. Term: Definition: The present was as as a mouse. Term: Definition: His is as cold as ice. Term: Definition: That bird is as dead as a door nail. Term: simileDefinition: He is as big as a . Term: Definition: She is as tall as a . Term: Definition: He is as as a brick. Term: simileDefinition: is like a rat. Term: simileDefinition: He spun like a tornado. Term: simileDefinition: The is as blue as the sky. Term: simileDefinition: You shine like a diamond. Term: stanzaDefinition: a of lines in a poem or song that is SEPARATED from the rest of the poem or song Term: Definition: a, e, i o, |
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