Figurative lang. ( simile, metaphor, idiom, personification)

Front

What is the idiom in the stanza from 'All My Great Excuses' by Kenn Nesbitt?

I started on my homework but my pen ran out of ink

My hamster ate my homework. My computer's on the blink

Options:

pen ran out of ink

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computer's on the blink

Back

computer's on the blink

Front

Idiom: 'on the blink'

Back

not functioning

Front

What kind of figurative language is used in the poem by Sharon Hendricks? Options: simile, metaphor, idioms, personification

Back

personification

Front

Tick the correct set of personification: sang, cackled, chattered, gurgled, passing gas, danced; chattered, ice cubes, teacups, chairs, gravy, oil; danced, gurgled, passing gas, merrily, pan, chorus.

Back

sang, cackled, chattered, gurgled, passing gas, danced

Front

"The chairs were passing gas..." means

Back

the chairs made farting sounds whenever they moved

Front

What does ''the oil danced in a pan'' mean?

Back

The oil sizzled on a hot pan

Front

''Dinnertime chorus'' means

Back

all the sounds the poet can hear at dinnertime

Front

Slobbered (in the context of falling asleep in class by Kenn Nesbitt)

Back

The textbook had saliva/drool all over it

Front

In the line "my hair was a disgrace" from the poem by Kenn Nesbitt, what does it mean?

Back

messy and embarrassing

Front

In the stanza given, who slept in class?

Back

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