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1. Use the sentence to answer the question.Mitchel’s announcement felt like a lightning bolt from a clear blue sky. What does the
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2. In which phrase from the passage does the author use synecdoche?River of Angels by Alejandro Morales It is unclear why at around
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3. What is the purpose of using allusion in an informational text?Responses to create a connection between the author's topic and a
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4. Which sentence uses personification?(1 point)Responses She softly padded across the living room, like a plump house cat stalking
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5. Use the paragraph to answer the question.Tom is a pretty okay guy. Sure, he’s a bit style-challenged, and his humor leaves a
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6. What is an allusion?a struggle between two opposing forces a struggle between two opposing forces the literal definition of a
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7. Use the sentence to answer the question. The bed whined when I climbed out of it—as reluctant to let go of me as I was to let
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8. What is the difference between assonance and consonance?(1 point)Responses Assonance relates to consonant sounds while
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9. What is the definition of situational irony?(1 point)Responses Situational irony is the use of language that states the opposite
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10. How would you describe the meaning of consonance?(1 point)Responses when several words in a short section begin with the same
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11. What is irony?(1 point) Responses a literary technique that figuratively compares two things that are otherwise unrelated a
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12. Select the simile in the passage. As I was waiting, a man came out of a side room, and at a glance I was sure he must be Long
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13. Use the paragraph to answer the question.There was something unknowable about her smile. Try as I might, I couldn’t figure out
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14. What does pathos mean?(1 point)Responses attempts to persuade through appeals to the audience’s emotions attempts to persuade
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15. What is the difference between verbal irony and situational irony? (1 point)Verbal irony is when the audience knows something
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16. Use the sentence to answer the question.The sea surged as though Poseidon himself took exception to our choice to go on vacation
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17. Which line from the poem is an example of alliteration?A. May I behold my sunset B. Lifting up to peace C. Over silent waters D.
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18. Is it is personification,onomatopoeia, , alliteration on the sentence the bright star winked at me
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19. Is it is personification,onomatopoeia, idiom, alliteration on the sentence after a long day I couldn’t wait to hit the sack.
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20. Which sentence includes a metaphor?(1 point)Responses After realizing how her friend had betrayed her, she was a tiger waiting
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21. personification def
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22. What is personification?(1 point)Responses when an animal, object, or idea is given human characteristics when an animal,
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23. What is personification?(1 point)Responses when an animal, object, or idea is given human characteristics when an animal,
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24. What is the difference between dramatic irony and verbal irony?(1 point)Responses  Dramatic irony is when someone says the
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25. Define and example of the word dramatic irony
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26. In the following paragraph, which sentence BEST demonstrates the use of situational irony?Thomas had spent weeks preparing for
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27. Use the sentence to answer the question.The sea surged as though Poseidon himself took exception to our choice to go on vacation
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28. Fill in the blanks and fill in the table. Keep everything short and simple__ is a literary technique that shows a contrast
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29. When does irony occur in a story?(1 point)Responses When the author uses humor or exaggeration to expose people’s weaknesses.
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30. QuestionHow would an author’s use of allusion in an informational text advance the author’s purpose?(1 point) Responses by
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31. How does sensory language help create the mood in a story?
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32. I didn’t know if the city would welcome him.P) Personification S) Simile H) Hyperbole M) Metaphor L) Literal I) Idiom
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33. The salesman had small eyes, little pinpoints in a puffy face.P) Personification S) Simile H) Hyperbole M) Metaphor L) Literal
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34. The door squeaked in protest every time someone opened it.P) Personification S) Simile H) Hyperbole M) Metaphor L) Literal I)
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35. I was so hungry I thought I was going to die.P) Personification S) Simile H) Hyperbole M) Metaphor L) Literal I) Idiom
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36. The prisoner lived in a desert of loneliness and regret.P) Personification S) Simile H) Hyperbole M) Metaphor L) Literal I)
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37. What is the difference between verbal irony and situational irony? (1 point)Item 1 Verbal irony is when the expected outcome of
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38. When does irony occur in a story?(1 point)Responses When the author uses humor or exaggeration to expose people’s weaknesses.
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39. Use the sentence to answer the question."I'm amazing at this," John said with a chuckle as he cleaned up the fallen remains of
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40. How would an author’s use of allusion in an informational text advance the author’s purpose?(1 point)Responses by using
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41. Write the following in a 5th graders response do not change the quotesThe author employs personification when describing the ivy
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42. What is hyperbole?(1 point) Responses a figure of speech that uses two words with opposite or conflicting meanings to create an
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43. Why do authors use similes and metaphors in their work?(1 point) Responses to provide rich sensory details to a piece of writing
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44. Use the paragraph to answer the question.%0D%0A%0D%0ATom is a pretty okay guy. Sure, he’s a bit style-challenged, and his
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45. blank occurs when the audience knows something that a character does not.
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46. Why do authors use similes and metaphors in their work?(1 point)Responses to compare two similar things to compare two similar
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47. Use the sentence to answer the question.The kitten was a supersonic ball of chaos from the moment it left its cage. What does
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48. What is a defining characteristic of foreshadowing?It contains a reference to something readers will recognize. It uses vivid
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49. What is a metaphor?(1 point) Responses a figure of speech created by placing two words with conflicting meanings next to each
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50. Why do authors use similes and metaphors in their work?(1 point)Responses to save the reader from having to make inferences to
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