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What is personification?
um...IDK
giving a human animal like attributes
acting like an inanimate object
giving human attributes to a non human object or animal
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Why is this onomatopoeia?
because, SCIENCE!!!
because it tells you what sounds are made at the moment
since it gives of details of whats happening
Its not
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Which of these is an example of an allusion?
all of the above
she is faster than Speedy Gonzalez
hes a real Romeo with the ladies
he is 10 times stronger than the Incredible Hulk
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What is the difference between a simile and and a metaphor?
they are different words
one has a different part in literature than the other
they are comparing something
a simile uses like or as and a metaphor doesn't
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Where should figurative language be used?
when trying to add comedy to how you speak
in a movie
in a story
all of the above
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Whats the effect of figurative language?
adding serious or over the top vibe
all of the above
giving of comedic value
creating a different way of phrasing something real or fake
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What is alliteration?
same word being repeated several times in a single sentence
a very big and complicated word
the same letter or sound at the beginning of a word
a popular form of speech in the 1900
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Is this a metaphor or simile?
metaphor
both
how should i know
simile
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Which one of these is an example of onomatopoeia?
She was as short as a mouse.
Tall, Small, Smart
Boom, Crack, Pow
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Define hyperbole.
exaggerated statements or claims not to be taken literally
a sad way of describing what has happened
something that involves electricity
an underestimation of whats going to happen
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What is the definition of figurative language?
A different form of stating what is happening at the moment.
meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.
a funny way to talk
a different form of communicating what HAS happened
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Which of these matches an idiom?
he fights like a caged tiger
"OW my leg!!" - every Spongebob character
it's raining cats and dogs
her smile is the sun
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Which of these uses a cliche?
no pain no gain
super powers
the hero gets the girl
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What kind of figurative language compares without using "like" or "as"?
simile
none of the above
metaphor
hyperbole
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Why is figurative language still used?
its a way of telling whats happening indirectly
because SCIENCE
since it gives away the story way to early
adds comedy and can make the situation more tense at times
