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Match the quote with it's appropriate literary term.
"losers are prunes in the oatmeal of school."

• simile
• metaphor
• personification

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Identify the figurative language: "She sat with her head thrown back upon the cushion of the chair, quite motionless, except when a sob came up into her throat and shook her, as a child who has cried itself to sleep."

• Motif
• Simile
• Personification
• Hyperbole

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"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."
What is being personified?

• The walls
• The scream
• The room
• The orange

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What is the synonym for small?

• mad
• tiny
• large
• serious

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The following is an example of which kind of rhetorical device?
The team won the game hands down.

• Hyperbole
• Synecdoche
• Simile
• Metaphor

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The correct completion of the quote 'You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…' is:

• ...until you climb into his shoes and walk around in them.
• ...until you have walked in their shoes.
• ...until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
• ...until you have put yourself in their place.

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What is the best word to use for this sentence to make it negative?

He is very ______.

• Truthful
• Honest
• Blunt

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deafening silence

• oxymoron 
• paradox
• onomatopoeia
• alliteration 

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Which of the following statements about sarcasm in literature is true?

• It prevents us from understanding a character by shielding us from their real feelings

• Sarcasm is not used in classic or religious texts

• Shakespeare most commonly used sarcasm when writing the dialogue of his antagonists, to highlight their unpleasant nature

• It helps us understand a character better by showing their veiwpoint

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Which of the following is an oxymoron?

• It's a happy medium
• It's a sunny morning
• It's a calculated risk
• It's a great choice

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