Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration. Which of the following is a hyperbole?

The Simpsons is the best show in the world.

An idiom is an expression unique to a culture that isn't literal. Which is an example of an idiom?

I am feeling under the weather, so I will not be in class today.

Personification is giving human characteristics to something non-human. Which is an example of personification?

The lightning danced across the sky.

What is the definition of onomatopoeia?

Words that imitate the sound they make.

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Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration. Which of the following is a hyperbole?
I have 12 students that passed the test.
My cat is orange and cute.
The Simpsons is the best show in the world.
A comparison using like or as
2
Alliteration is repetition of consonants in the starting sounds of a group of word. Which is an example of alliteration?
While I nodded nearly napping.
Yesterday, my head was going to explode.
Her eyes were like diamonds.
Her eyes are diamonds.
3
The phrase "he was caught sleeping" would describe an athlete who wasn't paying attention. What literary device is it?
Personification
Metaphor
Idiom
Alliteration
4
An idiom is an expression unique to a culture that isn't literal. Which is an example of an idiom?
I am feeling under the weather, so I will not be in class today.
The water slowly gurgled down the drain.
I wanted eat cake for dessert.
Never again will you be allowed into English class.
5
Personification is giving human characteristics to something non-human. Which is an example of personification?
Lady and The Tramp is the best movie that was ever made.
It is raining cats and dogs.
The lightning danced across the sky.
Peter Piper picked tomatoes
6
Which is an example of a simile?
Pizza is the best food that was ever made.
My heart is a puzzle
My heart is like a puzzle
An extreme exaggeration
7
Which is the simile?
Her eyes are like diamonds.
Her eyes are diamonds.
8
"The game of soccer is a roller coaster" this is an example of which literary device?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
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What is the definition of onomatopoeia?
A comparison without using like or as
Words that imitate the sound they make.
cultural, non literal phrase
An extreme exaggeration
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Which of the following literary devices needs to contain some type of comparison?
Alliteration
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification

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