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What is it when an author makes less of something in order to emphasize it?

• symbol
• climax
• hyperbole
• understatement

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Silly seals, perky pony, and harmony-hushers are all examples of 

• assonance
• alliteration
• simile
• metaphor

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Choose the word that best matches the clue below.
similar in meaning to impropriety, but with a more moral connotation _____________

• violence
• defeat
• wipe out
• indecency

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"Does my haughtiness offend you? 
Don't you take it awful hard
'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines
Diggin' in my own back yard."
What word has the same meaning as haughtiness is used in this stanza?

• Modesty
• Meekness
• Arrogance
• Respect

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By saying, "she is a walking dictionary" you would be using a...

• hyperbole
• metaphor
• extended metaphor
• simile

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CCSS.ELA.Content.RL.8.4

Which phrase is LEAST effective at creating the creepy mood of the story?

• "especially unpleasant."
• "baleful (sinister) atmosphere."
• "it was an old building with an old elevator."
• "ominous, clanging finality."

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Children and dogs and houses bloom
like crowded flowers,
This is an example of: 

• metaphor
• simile
• onomatopoeia

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Trying to find a quiet place in this class is like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

• simile
• metaphor

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 The following is an example of what type of analogy - 
sliding : skidding 

• synonym
• antonym
• homograph
• homophone 

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What does "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view[…] until you climb into his skin and walk around in it" mean? Choose the BEST answer.

• You should consider someone's situation and background before passing judgment on them.
• You should skin people and wear them as human suits before passing judgment on them.
• Looks alone are not what matters.
• People only act the way they do because of their ancestry.

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