Match the sentences that are examples of each term.

Question

"I can't wait to spend my vacation cleaning the entire house," Sara said as her Spring Break began. (This is a __________)

"I have told you a million times not to do that," said mother. (this is a ________)

"He runs as fast as a cheetah," said the football coach. (this is a________)

options:

verbal irony
hyperbole
simile

Answer 1

Here are the matches for each sentence:

1. "I can't wait to spend my vacation cleaning the entire house," Sara said as her Spring Break began. (This is a verbal irony)

2. "I have told you a million times not to do that," said mother. (this is a hyperbole)

3. "He runs as fast as a cheetah," said the football coach. (this is a simile)

Answer 2

Which TWO sentences are examples of puns?

options:

"The candle found its career very enlightening"

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

"Her laughter was like music to my ears."

"That is a piece of cake!"

Answer 3

The two sentences that are examples of puns are:

1. "The candle found its career very enlightening."
2. "I was struggling to figure out how lightning works, but then it struck me."

Both of these sentences use wordplay to create a humorous effect.

Answer 4

What is this sentence an example of? "The car coughed and sputtered before finally starting."

options:

Personification

Pun

Verbal irony

Metaphor

Answer 5

The sentence "The car coughed and sputtered before finally starting." is an example of personification. This is because it attributes human-like characteristics (coughing and sputtering) to a non-human 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?

options:

Award

Field

Won

Scarecrow

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.

In this context, "field" refers both to a physical area of land (where the scarecrow stands) and to a professional area of expertise or occupation (being outstanding in his profession).

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?

options:

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.

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.

Answer 9

The correct option 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 effectively illustrates the elegance 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?

option:

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

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.

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

Answer 11

The correct option 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 just how hungry the speaker feels, rather than literally suggesting they could eat a horse.