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Question
Identify the type of figurative language in the sentence below (taken from Act IV, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet).

Friar Lawrence: “Then is it likely thou wilt undertake / A thing like death to chide away this shame...”

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simile
simile

metaphor
metaphor

personification

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metaphor
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Where is Romeo during Act IV of Romeo and Juliet?
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He is hiding in Friar Lawrence’s cell.
He is hiding in Friar Lawrence’s cell.

He is in exile in Mantua.
He is in exile in Mantua.

He is in exile in Verona.
He is hiding in Friar Lawrence’s cell.
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Question
Complete the analogy: Distraught is to affliction as sullen is to ______________.
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failure
failure

victory
victory

happiness
failure
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Question
Choose the correct synonym for the underlined word in the sentence below.

“I will try to give you some comfort in this difficult time.”

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solace
solace

inundation
inundation

headstrong
solace
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Question
What is a dirge?
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an emergency
an emergency

a funeral song
a funeral song

a burial platform
a funeral song