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

Question

"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.

response
simile
hyperbole
verbal irony

Answer 1

Here are the sentences matched to their corresponding terms:

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

Answer 2

Which TWO sentences are examples of puns? (1 point)
Responses

"That is a piece of cake!"
"That is a piece of cake!"

"I was struggling to figure out how lightning works, but then it struck me."
"I was struggling to figure out how lightning works, but then it struck me."

"Her laughter was like music to my ears."
"Her laughter was like music to my ears."

"The candle found its career very enlightening"

Answer 3

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."

These sentences use wordplay for a humorous effect. The first plays on the dual meaning of "struck," and the second plays on the word "enlightening," relating it to both light and gaining knowledge.

Answer 4

What is this sentence an example of? "The car coughed and sputtered before finally starting."(1 point)
Responses

Metaphor
Metaphor

Personification
Personification

Pun
Pun

Verbal irony

Answer 5

The sentence "The car coughed and sputtered before finally starting." is an example of Personification. This is because it attributes human-like qualities (coughing and sputtering) to an inanimate object (the car).

Answer 6

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)
Responses

Won
Won

Award
Award

Scarecrow
Scarecrow

Field
Field

Answer 7

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.

It refers both to a physical area of land (where crops might grow and where a scarecrow would be found) and a particular area of expertise or profession (suggesting the scarecrow excels in its function).

Answer 8

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)
Responses

It confuses the reader by comparing a human to a wild bird.
It confuses the reader by comparing a human to a wild bird.

It lets the reader know that the girl is not a very good dancer, as swans cannot dance.
It lets the reader know that the girl is not a very good dancer, as swans cannot dance.

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 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 provides humor for the reader, as picturing a swan dancing is a universally funny image.

Answer 9

The correct meaning of the simile "She danced gracefully, like a swan gliding across a lake" 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.

This simile emphasizes the elegance and fluidity of her dancing by likening it to the graceful movement of a swan.

Answer 10

What is the meaning of the hyperbole, "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse", when used in a text?(1 point)
Responses

It gives the reader insight to how the speaker feels about horses.
It gives the reader insight to how the speaker feels about horses.

It gives the reader a better understanding that the speaker is extremely hungry through an exaggerated expression of the speaker's hunger.
It gives the reader a better understanding that the speaker is extremely hungry through an exaggerated expression of the speaker's hunger.

It allows the reader to understand that the speaker is a little hungry.
It allows the reader to understand that the speaker is a little hungry.

It helps explain the speaker's hunger by drawing a direct comparison between the appetite of the speaker and the appetite of a horse.

Answer 11

The correct meaning of the hyperbole "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse" is:

It gives the reader a better understanding that the speaker is extremely hungry through an exaggerated expression of the speaker's hunger.

This hyperbole uses exaggeration to emphasize the intensity of the speaker's hunger, not to be taken literally.