The exact definition of a word is its ________ meaning.(1 point)

literal

An author uses connotative meanings to ______________.(1 point)

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give readers definitions of unknown words.
give readers definitions of unknown words.

provide readers with a feeling.
provide readers with a feeling.

allow readers to compare characters.
allow readers to compare characters.

teach readers about a different language.
teach readers about a different language.
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provide readers with a feeling.

Use the sentence to answer the question.

The pond was so still that it looked like a silvery mirror under the moonlit sky.

Which type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

(1 point)
Responses

imaginative
imaginative

simile
simile

literal
literal

metaphor
metaphor
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simile

Which sentence contains a metaphor?(1 point)

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I was so hungry that I could have eaten ten thousand hamburgers.
I was so hungry that I could have eaten ten thousand hamburgers.

Milo was as fast as a cheetah when he ran the race at school.
Milo was as fast as a cheetah when he ran the race at school.

The sunset was a masterpiece of brilliant oranges, pinks, and purples.
The sunset was a masterpiece of brilliant oranges, pinks, and purples.

Connie walked her dog along the tree-lined street.
Connie walked her dog along the tree-lined street.
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The sunset was a masterpiece of brilliant oranges, pinks, and purples.