| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| personification | her pen danced over the paper as she wrote her signature | 74%
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| hyperbole | I'm so tired, I'm gonna sleep for a whole week | 74%
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| alliteration | through thorough thought | 68%
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| pun | why don't ants go to church? because they're insects | 63%
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| onomatopeia | I just heard a loud boom, then my ears started ringing | 58%
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| antithesis | the higher you jump, the deeper you'll fall | 47%
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| anaphora | today is the day, today I'll finish, today will mark the end of my journey | 47%
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| simile | as good as new | 37%
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| understatement | nothing happened | 37%
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| euphemism | 'tis but a scratch | 26%
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| metaphor | his worldview was shattered like a glass pane struck by a football | 21%
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| ellipsis | he came, saw and conquered | 16%
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