The exact definition of a word is its ________ meaning.(1 point)

Question

Responses

comparative
comparative

metaphorical
metaphorical

literal
literal

connotative

Answer 1

literal

Answer 2

An author uses connotative meanings to ______________.(1 point)
Responses

give readers definitions of unknown words.
give readers definitions of unknown words.

provide readers with a feeling.
provide readers with a feeling.

allow readers to compare characters.
allow readers to compare characters.

teach readers about a different language.

Answer 3

provide readers with a feeling.

Answer 4

Use the sentence to answer the question.

The pond was so still that it looked like a silvery mirror under the moonlit sky.

Which type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

(1 point)
Responses

simile
simile

imaginative
imaginative

literal
literal

metaphor

Answer 5

simile

Answer 6

Which sentence contains a metaphor?(1 point)
Responses

Connie walked her dog along the tree-lined street.
Connie walked her dog along the tree-lined street.

I was so hungry that I could have eaten ten thousand hamburgers.
I was so hungry that I could have eaten ten thousand hamburgers.

The sunset was a masterpiece of brilliant oranges, pinks, and purples.
The sunset was a masterpiece of brilliant oranges, pinks, and purples.

Milo was as fast as a cheetah when he ran the race at school.

Answer 7

The sunset was a masterpiece of brilliant oranges, pinks, and purples.