Ordonner les Lettres Unscramble the Devices!Version en ligne Test your knowledge of figurative and rhetorical language techniques with this fun letter scramble game! par Jodi 1 A figure of speech that implies a comparison between two unlike things: The partners were two ships passing in the night. O A E M H R P T 2 A figure of speech that directly compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. L E M I S I 3 The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words. N R O A T I I T L L A E 4 An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. R E O Y B L E P H 5 Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or abstract concepts: the rock leaped up and bit my arm. C P R N I E O N T I F I A O S 6 A figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms side-by-side: The man boy intimidated the other players. O X M N O O Y R 7 A rhetorical device where the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning or expectation: The veterinarian was seen kicking a dog in the park. I O N R Y 8 Descriptive language that evokes sensory experience and creates mental images. E L O S E I M N A R T Y A A S D N I E Y D R G 9 A question the speaker or writer asks in order to make the audience or reader consider their own thoughts on the topic. S Q E E U A I H C L R T I O R T O N 10 The speaker or writer refers to an event, literary work, or person that the intended audience will recognize without explanation: She is Godzilla if she doesn't have her coffee in the morning. Watch out! S N A L O U I L 11 Makes an idea sound less significant than it really is D N T U E E M N T T A E R S 12 Contradictory ideas that seem illogical together but reveal a truth despite the contradiction A A R D P O X 13 When a writer purposely places ideas, images or other details side-by-side to highlight something important: He was kind, considerate, and empathetic—nothing at all like his vengeful, cruel, selfish brother. O U S J N O I I T P X A T 14 When a writer begins sequential sentence with the same word or group of words: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me thrice and you can hit the road! R O H A N A A P 15 The writer includes words or ideas in a series, separating them with commas, but omitting the final conjunction "and" before the last item in the series: Everyday we should practice living, laughing, loving, learning, leading. N O N D T Y S A E