Figures of Speech and Transitions words

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"I look at the world from awakening eyes in a black face. And This is what I see: This fenced-off narrow space assigned to me." This is an example of

• simile

• rhyme

• imagery

• hyperbole

Answer explanation

The example shows images of a black person. The correct answer is imagery.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

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"A hyperbole is

• a simile

• a drama

• an exaggeration

• an irony

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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"Hercules helped people in Greece, saved many women and children during the war." This is an example of

• hyperbole

• hero

• juxtaposition

• repetition

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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"I walked a million miles to get here."

• imagery

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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"The sun smiled down on us while the trees in the happy wind." This is an example of

• hyperbole

• simile

• personification

• repetition

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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"an expression, often found in literature, that describes a person or object by referring to something else can have similar characteristics to that person or object." This is the definition of

• unreliable narrator

• metaphor

• rhyme

• pseudonym

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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"The main idea, opinion, or theory written on a piece of writing, or speech." This the definition of

• evidence

• claim

• thesis

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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"The famous artist Bad Bunny whose real name was Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio." This is an example of

• hyperbole

• simile

• pseudonym

• rhyme

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Complete the sentence with the correct connecting word.

Richard Matheson has also written short stories ​​ (a)   he thought it was the most interesting and effective way to share his ideas with other people.

• because
• after
• if
• so

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Complete the sentence with the correct word.

The dress of white silk ​ (a)   the blue satin blouse are the best options for the party.​

• or
• so
• neither
• since

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A