An example of personification is...

The dog wanted me to have the cookie.

Conversational language that varies from place to place

Similes and Metaphors are the same because...

They both compare two things that are very dissimilar.

Repeating the same initial sound in a series of words

a parallelism of words that are the opposites of each other

the use of figurative language to appeal to our five senses

An example of a hyperbole is...

I have a thousand hours of homework!

An expression that has a meaning different from the literal

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Jackie's cookies and crackers can't crack because of their creamy specks.
Personification
Alliteration
Idiom
Consonance
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Which of the following is NOT an example of an oxymoron?
Old News
Miniature Giant
Hot Stuff
Icy Hot
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An example of personification is...
The dog wanted me to have the cookie.
The dog looked at the treat and drooled.
The dog flew.
The dog barked.
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Which of the following is NOT an example of irony?
My L.A. teacher doesn't know what literary devices are.
The fireman started a grease fire.
Saying "You are SO smart!" to someone who says 1+1=4.
The band Journey is amazing.
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Colloquial Language
Conversational language that varies from place to place
Language that you would use in a formal speech
Emotional language that conveys sympathy
Language that appeals to the five senses
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The selfish man's Grinchy heart grew when he saw the homeless child on the side of the road.
Assonance
Alliteration
Allusion
Antithesis
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Juliet is the sun is an example of...
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Imagery
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Referencing something literary, mythological, or historical that the reader will recognize
Allusion
Oxymoron
Alliteration
Pun
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Similes and Metaphors are the same because...
They both compare two things that are very similar.
Metaphors are more powerful because they are direct.
They both compare two things that are very dissimilar.
Similes are indirect and use "like" or "as".
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Alliteration
Repeating a consonant sound in a series of words
Repeating a vowel sound in a series of nonrhyming words
Repeating the same initial sound in a series of words
Repeating a word or phrase for effect or emphasis
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"The grammarian was very logical. He had a lot of comma sense." This is an example of:
Pun
Idiom
Personification
Colloquial Language
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"It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of:
Personification
Metaphor
Idiom
Pun
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Something that is NOT an example of rhyming is...
Dog and Frog
Hot and Spot
Crack and Back
Skin and Him
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Antithesis
A gross exaggeration
Something that stands for or represents something else
a parallelism of words that are the opposites of each other
when the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning
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Crack! I was blinded as blood poured from my nose & caused my eyes to tear up, ruining my day.
Metaphor
Vary Sentence Length
Colloquial Language
Simile
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Imagery
knowingly repeating a word or group of words for effect
the use of figurative language to appeal to our five senses
repeating the same initial sound in a series of words
language that is "conversational"
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An example of a hyperbole is...
I have a thousand hours of homework!
I have an hour of homework!
I have a lot of homework!
I have no homework!
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A rhyme involving two words in the same line of poetry
Repetition
Rhyming
Internal Rhyming
Enjambment
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Idiom
When the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning
An expression that has a meaning different from the literal
When an idiot tries to talk over you
When the final sound of two or more words are identical
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An example of an onomatopoeia is
Ooh baby!
Super Smoking Hot!
Hey bro!
Zing!
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“She was young the way an actual young person is young” (Zink). This is an example of:
Allusion
Antithesis
Pun
Repetition
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Having the apple represent knowledge in The Giver is an example of...
Symbolism
Onomatopoeia
Pun
Simile
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The repetition of a chosen grammatical form within a sentence
Repetition
Antithesis
Imagery
Parallelism

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