Question
Use the sentence to answer the question.
The sea surged as though Poseidon himself took exception to our choice to go on vacation during your big event.
Select the correct answers from the lists.
The author used ______ which is clear because the sentence __________________________. It conveys the meaning that ______________________.
a. an allusion
b. hyperbole
c. a metaphor
d. personification
e. gives human qualities to an object
f. refers to a character from mythology or a fairytale
g. exaggerates beyond what is possible for effect
h. compares two unlike things to make a point
i. improve the speaker's capacity for stunts
j. help the speaker bounce higher
k. make the speaker more competitive
l. increase the speaker's skill level
The sea surged as though Poseidon himself took exception to our choice to go on vacation during your big event.
Select the correct answers from the lists.
The author used ______ which is clear because the sentence __________________________. It conveys the meaning that ______________________.
a. an allusion
b. hyperbole
c. a metaphor
d. personification
e. gives human qualities to an object
f. refers to a character from mythology or a fairytale
g. exaggerates beyond what is possible for effect
h. compares two unlike things to make a point
i. improve the speaker's capacity for stunts
j. help the speaker bounce higher
k. make the speaker more competitive
l. increase the speaker's skill level
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The author used **a. an allusion** which is clear because the sentence **refers to a character from mythology or a fairytale**. It conveys the meaning that **the sea's violent reaction suggests that the event is significant enough to provoke the wrath of Poseidon**.