Which statement is an example of figurative language?

• Time is a quiet thief

• We do not have enough time to complete our assignment

• We have enough time to play

• we do not have enough money for food

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The days steal by quietly that I cannot hear their footsteps

• Time is silent and it is not easy to notice.

• Days are passing slowly

• it is easy to notice time passing

• I can see time passing

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Which line best reflects the use of personification

• The trees are dancing

• It is as tall as a giraffe

• And softly touch me with their fingers

• He is a lion

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Which line creates a mournful mood?

• They clapped their hands with joy

• My heart is heavy with sorrow and tears

• They lived happily ever after

• She doesn't like her dress

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Using an online dictionary the meaning of "inchoate"

• developed

• powerful

• strange

• undeveloped

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Using an online dictionary find out the meaning of the word "aside" as used in drama.

• a statement spoken only by the main actor

• a metaphor in a play

• a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play

• a character in a play

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What is a foreshadow?

• Something hides the truth

• something that is a warning or indication of (a future event).

• something that explains why things happen

• It is when characters fight

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What is connotation?

• It figurative language

• It is the meaning of a word

• an idea or feeling that a word creates in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

• It is the meaning of a word in the dictionary

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What is sarcasm? (Use a dictionary)

• It is a compliment

• It is the use of similes

• It is a sad feeling

• It is the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.

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What is the meaning of "Squander

• to have bad feelings

• to use well

• to waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner

• to spend time

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