Practicing Similes and Metaphors

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LITERARY TECHNIQUE REVIEW
Interactive Quiz created by Nancy Roberts Garrity
at St. John Fisher School
OXYMORON
VERBAL IRONY
ONOMATOPOEIA
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Fiery Ice
The big explosion went ka-boom!
Mike looks like hes in a good mood today.
NOTE In order to play this game, it must be
viewed in slide show (F5)
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DIRECTIONS
Read the sentence on each slide. Then click on
the button that identifies the type of literary
technique.
Good authors dont simply state exactly what they
mean. Instead they use a variety of techniques
to enrich their work and make it more interesting
to read. Some examples are onomatopoeia,
oxymoron, and verbal irony. You will see examples
of these in this exercise. Onomatopoeia is a
literary technique in which the sound of a word
suggests its meaning. The word or words are used
in such a way that the sound imitates or suggests
a particular sound. Examples include hiss,
smack, buzz, hum, cuckoo, slap, and splash. An
oxymoron combines two opposing or contradictory
ideas. Its a figure of speech in which words of
opposite meaning are used together. Some examples
are fiery ice, bittersweet, pleasing pain, cruel
kindness, a wise fool, terribly good, icy flame,
and noiseless sound. Verbal irony is a word or
phrase used to suggest the opposite of its usual
meaning. It occurs when what one says or writes
is the opposite of the intended meaning. For
example if you said What a nice person you are
to someone who just slammed the door in your
face, you would be using verbal irony.
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What a lovely day for a picnic.
verbal irony
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
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Suddenly we heard a loud bang.
oxymoron
verbal irony
onomatopoeia
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Tommy was very excited about his first day of
school.
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
verbal irony
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The woman spoke in a loud whisper.
verbal irony
oxymoron
onomatopoeia
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Bertha was horribly good.
oxymoron
verbal irony
onomatopoeia
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Who ordered the jumbo shrimp?
oxymoron
onomatopoeia
verbal irony
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Listen to the fire crackle in the dark.
verbal irony
oxymoron
onomatopoeia
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The boys got along so well, it was obvious that
they were best friends.
verbal irony
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
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Billys locker is very tidy.
onomatopoeia
verbal irony
oxymoron
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Her desk overflowed with organized clutter.
onomatopoeia
verbal irony
oxymoron
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The fierce lion roared.
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
verbal irony
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The cow said moo.
oxymoron
onomatopoeia
verbal irony
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Fantastic Job! You're Done!