Across
- 2. "What a lovely day!" said the lady in a blizzard. -what is said is opposite of what is meant
- 3. "I know that I know nothing." -a statement that contradicts itself
- 5. a coach is to a football team as a manager is to a business - comparisons to show a relationship or idea
- 7. The pen is mightier than the sword. -talking about something by using an associated word
- 8. She was as happy as a clam. -comparing two unlike nouns using "like" or "as"
- 9. "You're killing me, Smalls." -extreme exaggeration
- 12. You better watch out; you better not cry; you better not pout . . . repetition at the beginning of lines.
- 13. He woke to the smell of burnt toast and greasy bacon. -description appealing to one of the senses
- 17. Opportunity knocked at his door. -giving human-like traits to something non-living
- 19. I turned into a green eyed monster when I saw my friends expensive new car. Using the color green to represent envy.
Down
- 1. A pilot has a fear of heights -opposite of what you expect
- 4. "deafening silence" or "civil war" -2 contradicting words used together
- 6. I hurried to hopefully help the horse. -words near each other which begin with the same sound
- 7. Time is money. -comparing two unlike nouns without using "like" or "as"
- 10. "Denial" ain't just a river in Egypt! A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of words that sound alike
- 11. The soda fizzed. -a word that sounds like what it is
- 14. Go slow over the road - repetition of a vowel sound
- 15. "You're a regular Einstein!" - referring to something without saying it explicitly
- 16. A character goes into a house, and the audience knows the killer is in there. -when the audience knows something a character doesn't.
- 18. It's not a cramped apartment; it's "cozy." -a more pleasant way of saying something.