Exploring Figures of Speech

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like," "as," or "than."

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Which of the following is an example of a metaphor? Options: "The willow is like an etching." "Hope is the thing with feathers." "Susie’s galoshes make splishes and sploshes." "Small as a peanut, big as a giant."

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"Hope is the thing with feathers."

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What is onomatopoeia?

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The use of words that sound like the noises they describe.

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Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
"The fog comes on little cat feet."
"The steps groaned."
"There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground."
"The willow’s music is like a soprano."

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"The fog comes on little cat feet."

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggeration.

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Which of the following is an example of personification? Options: "The gingko is like a crude sketch." "The fog comes on little cat feet." "The steps groaned." "Zing, whack, plop, ping."

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"The steps groaned."

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Which sentence contains a simile? Options: "The willow’s music is like a soprano.", "The fog comes on little cat feet.", "The steps groaned.", "Small as a peanut, big as a giant."

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"The willow’s music is like a soprano."

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Identify the example of onomatopoeia: "The willow is like an etching."; "Hope is the thing with feathers."; "Susie’s galoshes make splishes and sploshes."; "The steps groaned."

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"Susie’s galoshes make splishes and sploshes."

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Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?
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"The willow is like an etching."
"The fog comes on little cat feet."
"Small as a peanut, big as a giant."
"The steps groaned."

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"Small as a peanut, big as a giant."

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech that gives human qualities to animals or objects.