What is the correct defintion for Figure of Speech?

a word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for vivid effect.

Which one of these is Metonymy?

"Jack Frost came to town earlier than usual this year!"

What is the correct definiton for Metaphor?

when something used in place of another to suggest a likeness

Which one of these is personification?

The raisin got up and ran away.

What is the correct definition to Synecdoche?

a part of something is used to refer to its whole

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What is the correct defintion for Figure of Speech?
a word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for vivid effect.
the repetition of the same sound at the start of words in succession
the term used to describe over arching literary devices in literature
brief but purposeful references, within a literary text
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Which one of these is Metonymy?
"no one goes there because it is to crowded."
He is known by his scar
The Duck said "put it on my bill"
"Jack Frost came to town earlier than usual this year!"
3
What is the correct definiton for Metaphor?
when something used in place of another to suggest a likeness
a comparison of two inate objects
story or piece of art that uses symbols to convey a hidden meaning
a joke using details
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This is an example of what? "Peter's teeth sparkled like stars in the night sky"
Similie
Apostrophe
Irony
Hyperbole
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This is an example of what? "The flame of the candle danced in the dark"
Allusion
Metaphore
Personification
Similie
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Which one of these is personification?
Jeffrey is like wind chimes
Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?
The raisin got up and ran away.
Owen ripped his calculator like a gorrila
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Which one of these is a metaphor?
The book, Scarlet Letter
"America is a melting pot"
"The wind was calling Jeffery's name"
"Owen sings as softly as Frank Sinatra"
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Which one of these is Apostrophe
"Romeo, Romeo let down your hair"
Her smile was a mile wide
Jeffery plays the saxophone
"Death where is your sting?"
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What is the correct definition to Synecdoche?
a combination of contradictory or incongruous words
a part of something is used to refer to its whole
comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
an implied or indirect reference to a thing
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This is an example of what? "Twenty eyes where on us."
Figure of Speech
Personification
Bird watching
Synecdoche

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