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Match the sentences that are examples of each term. (1 point)

"I can't wait to spend my vacation cleaning the entire house," Sara said as her
Spring Break began.
"I have told you a million times not to do that," said mother.
"He runs as fast as a cheetah," said the football coach.
:: Verbal Irony
:: Hyperbole
:: Simile

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Here are the matched sentences for each term:

  • Verbal Irony: "I can't wait to spend my vacation cleaning the entire house," Sara said as her Spring Break began.

  • Hyperbole: "I have told you a million times not to do that," said mother.

  • Simile: "He runs as fast as a cheetah," said the football coach.

Which TWO sentences are examples of puns? (1 point)
• "I was struggling to figure out how lightning works, but then it struck me."
• 'That is a piece of cake!"
• "The candle found its career very enlightening"
• "Her laughter was like music to my ears."

The two sentences that are examples of puns are:

  1. "I was struggling to figure out how lightning works, but then it struck me."
  2. "The candle found its career very enlightening."
What is this sentence an example of? "The car coughed and sputtered before finally starting." (1 point)
• Verbal irony
• Pun
• Personification
• Metaphor

The sentence "The car coughed and sputtered before finally starting." is an example of personification.

In the pun, "The scarecrow won an award because he was outstanding in his field," what word is being used for its multiple meanings? (1 point)
• Field
• Scarecrow
• Won
• Award

In the pun, "The scarecrow won an award because he was outstanding in his field," the word being used for its multiple meanings is field.

What is the meaning of the following simile, "She danced gracefully, like a swan gliding across a lake"?, when used in a text? (1 point)
• It confuses the reader by comparing a human to a wild bird.
It gives the reader a better understanding of how gracefully she danced by giving comparing her to a swan, an animal known for its grace.
It lets the reader know that the girl is not a very good dancer, as swans cannot dance.
It provides humor for the reader, as picturing a swan dancing is a universally funny image.

The meaning of the simile, "She danced gracefully, like a swan gliding across a lake," when used in a text is: It gives the reader a better understanding of how gracefully she danced by comparing her to a swan, an animal known for its grace.