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I’ve wanted to go to France since the beginning of time.

• Understatement
• Hyperbole
• Litotes
• Antithesis

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A man looked out of the window to see the storm intensify. He turned to his friend and said “Wonderful weather we’re having!”

• verbal irony
• dramatic irony
• situational irony
• none of the above

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"America is a melting pot" is an example of 

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Foreshadowing
• Repetition

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"The gentle giant jumped in jubilation" is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Alliteration
• Allusion
• Personification
• Imagery

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When she visited the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C., Lindsey noticed that her fellow visitors were very quiet and reverential. 
Which word is not a synonym for the word reverential?

• respectful
• solemn
• admiring
• impolite

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What's an example of verbal irony?

• Chanting, "You're an awesome athlete!" to an Olympian
• Saying, "Good job!" to someone who just rear ended a car
• When the sun is shining and the birds are singing, you say, "Nice weather we're having, right?"
• All of the above

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She doesn't seem to have .................... patience.

• many

• much

• too

• some

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The following quote is an example of what literary device?
"Here comes a very strange beast, which in all toungues is called a fool"

• simile
• metaphor
• alliteration
• onomaptopeis

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Read the source of the allusion.

In Roman mythology, Cupid is the god of love. He often shoots arrows at people to make them love each other.

What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

I know I'm playing Cupid, but I think Ruth and my cousin should spend more time together.

• trying to make people fall in love

• sharing or expressing an unpopular point of view

• saying kind and pleasant things about people

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Bob built a brilliant boat.

• hyperbole

• personification

• alliteration

• hyperbole

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