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Time flies by! Is an example of....

• idiom
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor

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The smoke was a tight little knot on the horizon was was uncoiling slowly.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole

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"The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing." The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 

• personification
• hyperbole
• metaphor
• simile

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In line 2, what is the meaning of "weather'd every rack"? 

• Championed every cause
• Survived every hardship
• Healed every injury
• Lived through every fight 

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What is the meaning of this line from "Thank You, M'am"? He did not trust the woman not to trust him.

• Roger knows he has hurt Mrs. Jones and feels unworthy of her trust.
• Roger hopes that Mrs. will trust him so he can take advantage of her.
• Roger hopes that Mrs. Jones does not trust him.
• Roger has grown to trust Mrs. Jones and hopes that she trusts him, too.

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I like that boom boom pow

Them chickens jackin' my style

-The Black Eyed Peas, "Boom Boom Pow"

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

• Simile

• Assonance

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And I'm so sick of love songs, so tired of tears

So done with wishing you were still here

Said I'm so sick of love songs, so sad and slow

So why can't I turn off the radio?

-Ne-Yo, "So Sick"

• Alliteration

• Metphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

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Break a leg is what kind of literary device?

• simile

• personification

• idiom

• dramatic irony

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What phrase best describes the mood the author tries to create in the story?

• dread and surprise

• excitement and happiness

• peace and anticipation

• sadness and boredom

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When Spitz and Buck square off, "the scene came back to Buck with sense of familiarity...this scene of old time, the wonted way of things." What does London mean here?

• This is exactly how the two dogs squared off last time.

• In Buck's memory, there are traces of the primitive dog he came from.

• Buck's been picked on before and remembers how to take care of business

• This is just a normal, average day for both dogs

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