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BAM!  The door shut behind me. 

• onomatopoeia
• personification
• simile
• idiom

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My friend is a pain in the neck.

• My friend's neck hurts.
• My friend needs help.
• My friend went to the hospital.
• My friend can be hard to get along with sometimes.

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Figurative language is

• not understood literally, with a deeper meaning
• words taken at their most basic meaning
• comparison to help understanding
• using the 5 senses in writing

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"I'd catch a grenade for ya."

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Personification

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What's the meaning of this hyperbole?
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."

• Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together.
• Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes.
• Shawn would do anything for Angela.
• Angela is really pretty. 

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What does the word stunted mean in this sentence?  "they walked among stands of stunted trees."

• having difficulty growing 
• covered thickly with leaves, vines and/or fruits
• challenging; difficult to master

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"the daffodils nodded their yellow heads at the walkers"
This sentence is an example of:

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole

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Wish mother would stop
Chiding me to stay calm,
Which makes it worse. 
What does chiding mean in the stanza above?

• arguing 
• scolding
• allowing

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What word means the same as dress as used in the quote:  "Others helped clean and dress the animal. Then they roasted it on the fire."

• clothe
• prepare
• bake
• hunt

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What was the word Brian kept thinking about when he tried to end his life?

• Clouddown

• Mistake

• Clouds

• Wishing

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