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"He's a couch potato."

"She has a heart of gold."

"The party was bomb."

All of these are consider to be which of the following?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• alliteration

• oxymoron

Which definition best fits the word Alliteration?

• The space behind a period in a paragraph

• The way a poem is set up

• Finding two words with two different meanings

• When two or more words begin with the same sound.

"Living Dead"

"Wise Fool"

"Found Missing"

These are all examples of which of the following ?

• personification

• metaphor

• oxymoron

• hyperbole

A figure of speech you use when you want to exaggerate what you mean or emphasize a point.

Which of the following words best fits the definition above?

• Humorous

• perceive

• Verb

• Hyperbole

"The candle danced in the wind."

"The flowers danced across."

These are examples of what?

• personification

• simile

• adjective

• verb

"As quite as a mouse"

" As strong as an ox"

Which of the following terms best fits the examples above?

• Narrate

• Homophone

• Verb

• Simile

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Words that show an action, occurrence, or state of being. Which of the following words

below best fits the definition given?

• verb

• hyperbole

• complex sentence

• compound sentence

Sufficient for a specific need or requirement. This defines which of the following words?

• metaphor

• humorous

• antonyms

• adequate