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Read this sentence.
We landed green in the gills in a new nation.
Which literary device does this sentence contain?

• simile
• personification
• onomatopoeia
• alliteration

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What is being personified:
The moon guided me through the forest.

• moon
• forest

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Identify which poetic device is used below:
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plains.

• Alliteration
• Personification
• Metaphor
• Assonance

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The final exam was easy as  ABC!

• Simile 
• Hyperbole
• Alliteration
• Metaphor

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What is a synonym for mean?

• cold
• different
• nasty
• small

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“I fought my way to the coffee cauldron like a wild beast.” What two items are being compared in this simile?

• The concentration camp and a wild jungle
• The wild beast and the cauldron
• The cauldron and Elie
• Elie and a wild beast

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The whole world was staring at me.

• personification
• idiom
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole

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Why does an author use symbolism in their literary piece?

• To convey deeper meanings about a topic or subject
• To show the importance of symbols

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Irony

Exclaiming “Oh great!” after failing an exam is...

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

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A metaphor is...

• A direct comparison between two seemingly unlike things.

• One idea that is drawn out through a piece of literature.

• The entire piece (literature, film, etc) has a hidden meaning.

• The tone of the writing.

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