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"Crash! Crunch! Grunt! yelped my dog as he jumped on the table and fell" is an example of:

• metaphor
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole
• personification

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What is an onomatopoeia?

• a word that resembles the sound it makes
• comparing two things using "like" or "as"
• a dramatic exaggeration
• comparing two things by saying one is the other

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The conspicuous man wore a purple wig and large sunglasses.

• easily noticed
• beautiful
• sleeping

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What's the meaning of this metaphor?
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."

• Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.
• Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.
• Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.
• After the game, a tornado hit.

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When Mr. Barrie accidentally bumped into the shelf, he caused several books to ________________ and fall to the floor.

• corrupt
• dislodge
• ponder
• agonize

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Read the sentence below. Determine the function of the word BURNING as it is used in the sentence below.
Amazingly, the man climbed out of the burning vehicle unharmed.

• Burning acts as a noun
• Burning acts as an adverb.
• Burning acts as a verb.
• Burning acts as an adjective.

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A girl tells you her cat's name is Grumpy Gus. You might infer that the cat ________.

• a. is a kitten
• b. is often in a bad mood
• c. is large
• d. is in your backyard

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"She soothed her secret sorrow." Choose the best answer: What figurative language device is being used in this sentence? 

• Alliteration 
• Personification 
• Hyperbole 
• Metaphor 

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The word innocent has a

• negative connotation

• positive connotation

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Identify the type of figurative language being used in the sentence.

Fear lurks, watching me, waiting for the moment to pounce.

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

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