Figures of Speech

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What figure of speech is used in the sentence: "Her eyes were darting torches"?

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Metaphor

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Which of the following is an example of Simile? This bedroom is a prison., Smile. Speak. Serve., She sings like an angel., The big dog dug a hole.

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She sings like an angel.

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Which of the following is the BEST example of Personification? The leaves danced in the wind., My mother is a tiger in our house., We won a ton of cash., We received three emails.

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The leaves danced in the wind.

Front

Which figure of speech is used in the sentence? "Her hair is as shiny as ebony"

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Simile

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Hyperbole is an exaggeration, usually with humor.

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TRUE

Front

Simile is comparing two things by using one kind of object or using in place of another to suggest the likeness between them.

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FALSE

Front

Is irony a figure of speech with the use of LIKE or AS?

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FALSE

Front

Which figure of speech gives human qualities to non-human things?

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Personification

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An example of alliteration is: "Silently, softly the swans swam on the lake."

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True