Question

What does the simile in this text suggest?

You're as cold as ice; you're willing to sacrifice our love. —Foreigner, "Cold as Ice"
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The song is about someone who is freezing.
The song is about someone who doesn't care.
The song is about someone who is guilty.
What does the personification in this text suggest?

"While the plumber was under the sink fiddling with the pipes, the drain burped up a spray of brown water."
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The drain noisily released some water.
The pipes broke suddenly.
The plumber burped.
What does the idiom in this text suggest?

"In such an unfamiliar environment, Matthew was a fish out of water."
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Matthew had not visited that location before.
Matthew didn't have any friends.
Matthew felt out of place.
What does the verbal irony in this text suggest?

"While waiting for her search results, Cassie exclaimed, "My Internet connection is as speedy as a snail!"
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The Internet connection was very slow.
Cassie was patiently waiting for an Internet connection.
The Internet connection was very fast.
Which figure of speech is used in this text?

He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands . . . —Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "The Eagle"
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onomatopoeia
alliteration

Answer 1

1) The song is about someone who doesn't care.

2) The drain noisily released some water.

3) Matthew felt out of place.

4) The Internet connection was very slow.

5) alliteration