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What is the difference between connotation and denotation?A. Connotation is a word's literal meaning, and denotation is the
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Juliette's brain is like a supercomputer.Which text could be added to this sentence in order to make it an analogy? A. She can
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Which figure of speech is an example of paradox?A. As Hamlet said, "I must be cruel, only to be kind." B. Writing with a broken
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which part of the text is an example of literary paradox?A. Algernon says he doesn't mind hard work when there is no "definite
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what is the definition of allusions in literature?A. implied references that call something to mind without naming it B. the
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what can a reader learn by studying the cultural setting in a story?A. the ideas of a particular person in a story in comparison
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which excerpt from the passage includes an example of metonymy?From campagna he had walked and rode on public carts to Naples,
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which words have similar denotations? select the two correct answersremarkable defiant apathetic grave somber
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which is always true of an analogy?it's a figure of speech that explains one idea in terms of another. it is a restatement of a
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why do authors use similes and metaphors in their work?to save the reader from having to make inferences to provide rich sensory
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which is an example of an implied metaphor?the superintendent is a veritable dictator. the car was like a lemon on wheels. the
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