The difference between how metaphor and simile use figurative language is:

a simile uses like or as and a metaphor is a direct comparison.

Using the five senses in your writing

Which of the following is most likely an example of hyperbole?

I want to stare into your eyes forever.

Diction can best be defined as:

The careful selection of words to communicate a message.

like a paragraph in poetry, but very flexible in organization.

A paradox seems to contradict itself, but actually reveals a deeper truth. Which is NOT an example?

The wind whispered through the trees.

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1
The difference between how metaphor and simile use figurative language is:
Trick question--they mean the same thing.
a metaphor is figurative and a simile is literal.
a metaphor uses like or as and a simile is a direct comparison.
a simile uses like or as and a metaphor is a direct comparison.
2
"The wind whispered through the trees" is actually a great example of:
enjambment
personification
simile
imagery
3
Imagery relates to:
Writing specifically about an image or a picture.
Finding meaning in poetry.
Learning how to use illustrations in your writing.
Using the five senses in your writing
4
Which of the following is most likely an example of hyperbole?
Your voice is musical.
Your eyes are warm, like melting chocolate.
I want to stare into your eyes forever.
Your hair is a silk curtain.
5
Dr. Martin Luther King says, "I have a dream" at the beginning of several lines in his famous speech, which is:
anaphora
anaconda
analytical
antonym
6
Diction can best be defined as:
The way writers construct rhymes.
The repetition of vowel sounds in a line.
The way words flow together in poetry.
The careful selection of words to communicate a message.
7
A good example of onomatopoeia is:
Mind
Splat
Run
Think
8
A stanza is:
very rigidly structured.
always full of complete sentences on each line.
like a paragraph in poetry, but very flexible in organization.
always in perfect rhyme.
9
A paradox seems to contradict itself, but actually reveals a deeper truth. Which is NOT an example?
It's hard work doing nothing.
No good deed goes unpunished.
Her silence was deafening.
The wind whispered through the trees.
10
Which of the following is NOT a type of rhyme?
imperfect
forced
blatant
internal
11
The way the lines continue across the stanzas is an example of:
enjambment
poetic licence
enjoyment
poetic energy
12
"Allison always allows her aunt's alligators to eat her almonds" is an example of:
arsenic
alliteration
anteaters
alimony

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