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Use the poem "Santa Claus stops by" (pages 207-209) to answer the following question: Which of the choices below is an example of a metaphor? (1 point) Responses Mom tells everyone it's time for Dad to get some rest. Mom tells everyone it's time for Dad to get some rest. Happy is a huge river right now and I've forgotten how to swim. Happy is a huge river right now and I've forgotten how to swim. I hug fourteen people, which is like drowning. I hug fourteen people, which is like drowning. Flowers and gifts and cheer surround him. Flowers and gifts and cheer surround him.
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in the poem "The game is tied" (page 36), which two of the following literary devices is the author using? (Be sure to select two answer choices.) (2 points) Responses analogy analogy rhyme rhyme onomatopoeia onomatopoeia repetition repetition
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ok the game is tied when JB’s soft jumper sails tick through the air. tock The crowd stills, tick mouths drop, tock and when his last-second shot tick hits net, tock the clock stops. The gym explodes. Its hard bleachers empty and my head ache
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in the poem "Showoff" (page 94), which of the following literary devices is the author using? (1 point) Responses assonance assonance anaphora anaphora allusion allusion alliteration alliteration
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Up by 16 with 6 seconds showing JB smiles then struts slide step shutter spin and sinks a sick slick sliding sweeeeeeet 7-ft shot
what a showoff
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"I hug fourteen people, which is like drowning" is an example of a metaphor.
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Yes, that is correct. "I hug fourteen people, which is like drowning" is an example of a metaphor.
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To accurately answer this question, I need the text of the poem "The game is tied" which is on page 36. Could you please provide me with the poem so I can determine which literary devices the author is using?
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Based on the provided text of the poem "The game is tied," the author is using the literary devices of onomatopoeia and repetition.

Onomatopoeia: The words "tick" and "tock" imitate the sound of a clock, enhancing the imagery of time passing and building tension in the poem.

Repetition: The repetition of the words "tick" and "tock" emphasizes the suspense and highlights the importance of timing in the poem.
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To accurately answer this question, I need the text of the poem "Showoff" which is on page 94. Could you please provide me with the poem so I can determine which literary devices the author is using?
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Based on the provided text of the poem "Showoff," the author is using the literary device of alliteration.

Alliteration: The repetition of the sound "s" in the words "slide," "step," "shutter," "spin," "sinks," and "slick" creates a musical quality in the poem and adds emphasis to the actions and qualities described.