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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. 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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3. Which sentence uses personification?(1 point)Responses She softly padded across the living room, like a plump house cat stalking
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4. 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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5. What is irony?(1 point) Responses a literary technique that figuratively compares two things that are otherwise unrelated a
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6. 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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7. 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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8. Is it is personification,onomatopoeia, , alliteration on the sentence the bright star winked at me
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9. 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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10. 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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11. personification def
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12. What is personification?(1 point)Responses when an animal, object, or idea is given human characteristics when an animal,
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13. What is personification?(1 point)Responses when an animal, object, or idea is given human characteristics when an animal,
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14. 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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15. 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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16. 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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17. 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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18. 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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19. 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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20. Write the following in a 5th graders response do not change the quotesThe author employs personification when describing the ivy
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21. 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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22. 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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23. 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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24. 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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25. 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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26. Question 3A)Which of the following is hyperbole?(1 point) Responses an implied comparison without using like or as an implied
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27. What is personification?(1 point) Responses It is when two dissimilar things are compared with the words like or as. It is when
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28. What is the meaning of the following simile, "She danced gracefully, like a swan gliding across a lake"?, when used in a text?(1
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29. What is this sentence an example of? "The car coughed and sputtered before finally starting."(1 point)Responses Metaphor
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30. The hills were waves of silvery green sea.Personification Metaphor Hyperbole Simile
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31. Personification is used to describe non-human characters in 'The Walrus and the Carpenter'.False False True
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32. What figurative device is used in the phrase "I am fire," found in the first line?A. Hyperbole B. metaphor C. oxymoron
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33. Which of the following describes a metaphor?A. implies a comparison between unlike things B. makes a comparison using "like" or
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34. Why might an author use an allusion in writing?A. to add a figure of speech B. to make the reading more personal C. to make the
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35. Which choice describes an allusion?A. a part of speech B. a figure of speech C. a sound device D. an interpretation
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36. Which of the following is a simile?(1 point)Responses a comparison between two unlike things using like or as a comparison
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37. Which option describes hyperbole?(1 point) Responses a comparison of two unlike things without using the words like or as a
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38. he was as brave as a lionpersonification metaphor simile onomatopoeia
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39. giving human characteristics to something non humanidiom personifiction irony hyperbole
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40. i slept like a log is an example ofsimile personification understatement metaphor
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41. Which choice describes an allusion?(1 point)Responses a part of speech a part of speech a sound device a sound device an
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42. Which of the following is a simile?A. the feeling caused by a word B. an obvious exaggeration C. a comparison between two unlike
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43. Write the letter of the word that matches each definition.1. a comparison that does not use words like or as 2. The formal
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44. 5.Maria is reading a humorous story in which many of the ideas are downplayed or treated casually. Which literary device is the
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45. Read the passage.Linda flew into the diner, soared over the tables, and perched next to her friends. She looked brightly around
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46. Alicia is studying for a test on literary devices. In her notes, she comes across the following definition: a reference to a
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47. Read the passage.Miguel had been working on his tired old laptop for ages. One sad day, the computer took its last breath and
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48. hich of the following best describes the author’s purpose for using allusion?A. to give a lengthy and elaborate comparison of
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49. What is personification in writing?A. a short story that teach a lesson about morals, or values B. nonhuman subjects given human
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50. 3.What is an extended metaphor? a metaphor that sustains the comparison for several lines, or for an entire poem a metaphor that
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51. "Life's a box of chocolates, Forrest. You never know what you're gonna get." -Mrs. Gump in Forrest GumpWhich type of figurative
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52. "Grieving, he bore the young body of his beloved Eurydice to the grave, and the music he played tore at the hearts of everyone
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53. The wind whispered in the quiet December night. This is an example of: (1 point) Responses Metaphor Metaphor Simile Simile
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54. harbinger in a tiny sentence
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55. 1. “A trim exploit, a manly enterprise” (Act 3, Scene 2, Line 160)a. Literary Device: sarcasm b. Definition: c.
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56. find figurative language here and tell me what they are what deviceA woman. She sat on a bench beside the duck-shooting gallery.
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57. When an author uses a concrete object to represent an idea or emotion, it is called(1 point) Responses style. symbolism. mood.
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58. When an author uses a concrete object to represent an idea or emotion, it is called(1 point) Responses style. style. symbolism.
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59. 1. “But I will aggravate my voice so that I will roar you as gently as any sucking dove” (Act 1,Scene 2, Lines 78–79). a.
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60. one Hyperbole from the book hatchet (including page number)
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61. one Simile from the book hatchet
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62. A)_____ is the repetition of a consonant sound or sounds at the beginning of a series of words. (1 point) Responses Onomatopoeia
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63. For what reason might an author use onomatopoeia in a story or poem?(1 point) Responses to help create a vivid picture to
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64. Words whose sounds imitate their meanings are called _____.onomatopoeia diction catalogues anaphora
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65. verbal irony is when (provided definition )
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66. For what reason might an author use onomatopoeia in a story or poem?to help create a vivid picture to compare unlike items or
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67. In “The Necklace,” the struggle for something that proves to be useless is an example ofmetaphor. flashback. irony. point of
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68. Read the following sentence from paragraph 2.It had followed her ever since. This sentence is an example of a - x A simile B
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69. A(n) __________ is a comparison of two things using "like" or "as."(1 point)Responses dialect dialect flashback flashback simile
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70. When a writer is overstating for effect, it is called:(1 point)Responses pathos pathos euphemism euphemism mood mood
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71. For what reason might an author use onomatopoeia in a story or poem?(1 point) Responses to help create a vivid picture to help
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72. A(n)is a comparison of two things using "like" or "as." (1 point) Odialect Oflashback simile foreshadowing
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73. This term refers to elements of a story that hint at the ending. (1 point)Odialect Oflashback O simile foreshadowing A(n) is a
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74. Then I felt I like some watcher of the skies/When a new planet swims into his KenThe excerpt from John Keats’s On First
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75. “Dim, through the misty panes and thick green light, As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.”These lines from “Dulce et
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76. Which term best describes the use of words that appeal to the five senses to make something vivid in a written work?A. Imagery.
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77. What occurs when a characters words mean the opposite of their literal meaning?
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78. Which poetic device is being exemplified?Freddy French fired five fabulous free throws. a Hyperbole b Alliteration c Simile d
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79. “Dim, through the misty panes and thick green light, As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.”These lines from “Dulce et
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80. In the poem “Hollow Men” T.S. Eliot refers to nursery rhymes, historical events, and the Bible. These references are calleda
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81. Identify the type of figurative language in the sentences below (taken from Act IV, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet).Paris: "Poor
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82. Verbal irony is when....(provide definition)*
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83. Which is an example of personification?The flames whistled and danced in the fireplace. The heat of the fire filled the room
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84. A(n) __________ is a comparison of two things using "like" or "as."(1
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85. "Then felt I like some watcher of the skies/When a new planet swims into his ken..."This excerpt from John Keats's "On First
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86. Use the excerpt from the poem "Late September" by Amy Lowell to answer the question.Beech trees in a golden haze; Hardy sumachs
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87. What does satirize mean?(1 point)Responses to share information with the reader that the characters do not know to share
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88. "...his eye were... like the mountain sky when rain is pending...'is an example of _ _ _ _.hyperbole metaphor alliteration
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89. Which is the BEST example of personification?A. The ice cream turned to soup in the summer heat. B. The bed groaned when the dog
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90. what literary device best fits the sentence?"you could start a fire from this gaslight." irony, metaphor, paradox,
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91. what literary device best fits the sentence?"My skin like alabaster cos the sun don't ever shine." irony, metaphor, paradox,
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92. what literary device best fits the sentence?"Cause it's always been bout YOU." irony, metaphor, paradox, personification,
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93. 1. “...machine guns and rifles broke the silence of the night, spasmodically, like dogs barking onlone farms” (paragraph 1).
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94. "Él [Lev] ha superado el 'deber' de diezmar. Tal vez finalmente esté empezando a ver la sensación de mantenerse con vida".¿C
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95. Read these lines from Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est.""In all my dreams, before my helpless sight,/He plunges at me,
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96. “Then felt I like some watcher of the skies/When a new planet swims into his ken…”This excerpt from John Keats’s “On
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97. QuestionWhat does satirize mean?(1 point) Responses to share information with the reader that the characters do not know to
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98. My cell phone continues to scream at me from my pocket. This sentence is an example of: (1 point) Responses Metaphor Metaphor
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99. What type of figurative is used here? The stars twinkled like diamonds in the sky.
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100. what literary device does this sentence relate to"why do i have to figure out why im like this and still treat you like a
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