Trashketball 2 Figurative Language Rules of Trashketball 1
Trashketball 2 Figurative Language
Rules of Trashketball 1. Stay in your seats at all times. 2. You will have 30 -60 seconds to discuss the answer to a question AND 3. Write ONE response to the question on a sheet of paper. 4. All teams will hold up their answers. 5. If you are correct, your team will get the opportunity to shoot the correct response into the trashcan from a 1, 2, or 3 point line. 6. If the shot is made, the team gets extracredit. 7. Shots will be made after ALL the questions have been answered.
• Possible Answers – Idiom - an expression having a special meaning different from the usual (literal) meanings of the words – Adage - a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth – Proverb - stating a general truth or piece of advice – Similes - a comparison of two things using like or as – Metaphors - a direct comparison of two different things
1 Rub someone the wrong way
Answer Idiom - - meaning to annoy or bother someone
2 Actions speak louder than words
Answer Proverb: they way you act is more important than what you say.
4 He is a pearl within an oyster shell. One of the richest of the deep;
Answer Metaphor: He is compared to a pearl without using the word “like” or “as. ”
5 My teacher is an angry bear.
Answer Metaphor: teacher is compared to an angry bear without using the word “like” or “as. ”
6 Sick as a dog
Answer Idiom - means you are very ill
7 The sun flashing down on a gray-white sail like a shiny sword from its sheath.
Answer Simile: The sun is compared to sword using the word “like. ”
8 A chip on your shoulder
Answer Idiom - means you are holding a grudge
9 • Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Answer • Proverb – being away from someone makes you miss and appreciate them.
10 It is better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
Answer Proverb – it is better to have love than not at all
11 • Don’t put the cart before the horse
Answer • Adage/Proverb – put first things first – take one step at a time
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