Unscramble Letters Unscramble the Devices!Online version Test your knowledge of figurative and rhetorical language techniques with this fun letter scramble game! by Jodi 1 A figure of speech that implies a comparison between two unlike things: The partners were two ships passing in the night. A M O E R P H T 2 A figure of speech that directly compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. L S I E M I 3 The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words. T N I I L A L A O R E T 4 An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Y L B E O P E R H 5 Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or abstract concepts: the rock leaped up and bit my arm. A I F T R O S E C I N N I O P 6 A figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms side-by-side: The man boy intimidated the other players. Y R X O M O O N 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 N O Y R 8 Descriptive language that evokes sensory experience and creates mental images. R Y N R D A L I E A I T O E D M N G S Y E A S 9 A question the speaker or writer asks in order to make the audience or reader consider their own thoughts on the topic. R T S N E I Q R T A U O O L E H I C 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! I U L A O L N S 11 Makes an idea sound less significant than it really is N D E S N E A T M T T R U E 12 Contradictory ideas that seem illogical together but reveal a truth despite the contradiction D O X P A R A 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 X O I T N I A S J T P U 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! H A R A O N 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. E N S Y A D O N T
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