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What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"

• Photography is one of my hobbies.
• I own an expensive camera.
• Photos of me are always really good. 
• I like to visit art museums.

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As cold as

• ice
• a July day
• a fresh baked cake
• a desert summer

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Identify the main literary device used here: The snow covered the ground like blanket of wool.  The chilly wind burned the tips of my nose and ears.  I tasted the icy snowflakes as they drifted down from the sky.

• Hyperbole
• Rhythm
• Imagery

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The following line features which literary device:
"He possessed a cold fire in his eyes."

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• oxymoron

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What is being personified:
During the night, the rain yelled at us.

• night
• rain

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The trees dressed up in red and gold to celebrate the start of autumn.

• Personification 
•  NOT Personification 

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"November dripped onto Long Island, as it did every year" means

• it rained a lot
• it snowed a lot
• it was so hot everything dripped
• the sun was shining brightly

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Holding the music box firmly, Mae smiles at it and slowly places the gift into her pocket. Which smiley-face trick is being used here?

• hyphenated modifiers
• repetition for effect
• figurative language
• expanded moment

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Complete the Simile: 
As flat as a _______

• cake
• tree
• pancake
• muffin

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Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Hint: Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.

I admire the man who jumped on the subway tracks to rescue a stranger. He was certainly ________________.

• foolhearty

• courageous

• rash

• reckless

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