Trashketball 2 Figurative Language

Rules of Trashketball Stay in your seats at all times. You will have 30-60 seconds to discuss the answer to a question AND Write ONE response to the question on a sheet of paper. All teams will hold up their answers. 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. If the shot is made, the team gets extra-credit. 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