metaphors | multiple meaning words | idioms | euphemism | unknown words |
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What is a metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
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It’s mainly known as a silvery-gray metal, but it’s also a tool that can be used to smoothen clothes
What is Iron
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A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.
What is an idiom?
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a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
what is a euphemism
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the infliction of serious damage on something.
What does mutilation mean?
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prometheus
what mythical creature did george call walter when he was drunk
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it could mean hot or upset along with being a volcano
man i am a volcano
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you can't change what the world is thinking
what does george means when he says “the world will go on thinking what it thinks regardless.”
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euphemism
"life can be a barrel of disappointment sometimes" is an example of what
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bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy
what does sullen mean
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it could mean that they are under alot of stress or they are laughing so hard
what does the saying "you cracking up" mean
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It’s a weapon with a long shaft and a pointy tip, but can also mean to strike something
What is Spear
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“I’m angry”
What does Walter means by “Man I’m a volcano”
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euphemism
when i lost a baby" is an example of what
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scruffy; shabby
what does raggedy
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no wrong answers
a raisin in the sun, what could that stand for
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It means to wrap or put in a box, but is also an object that is normally wrapped up and placed in a box
What is Package
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You have changed
What does Mama mean by “You something new, boy”
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Honey
"Ruth honey- whats wrong"
what word is used to make this sentence less hard |
the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.
what does assimilation
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metaphor
when walter says "money is life" this is an example of
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It means to tangle something, but it’s also a fastening made by a piece of string
What is Knot
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We’re poor
What does Mama means by “We got enough to do with that money all right”
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anything could be correct
"eat your eggs"
what of she said instead of this that would've been more harsh |
unconventional and slightly strange.
what does eccentric mean
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