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If the coach discovers even the slightest ______________ in a player's attitude, he'll dismiss the player from the team

• impropriety
• eliminate
• aggression
• ban

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Throughout the Epic, dawn (the morning) is frequently described as "young Dawn with fingertips of rose." This expression is an example of an

• Epic Simile
• Epithet
• Epicenter
• Epcot

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This is an example of

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification
• Allusion

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King references the Emancipation Proclamation and Constitution

• allusion
• metaphor
• audience
• purpose

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They had enough _____ stashed in a cave to last a week.

• diatribe
• proposition
• provisions
• ransom

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The repetition of the phrase "fallen cold and dead" emphasizes

• the importance of the death to the speaker.
• the speaker's lack of feeling about the death.
• the insensitivity of the victory celebration.
• the deaths of soldiers during the war.

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Read this sentence. "On they went, dashing down the sandy slope of the cliffs, dodging the small shrubs on the way and following the narrow path to the flooded river."

What mood does the language in the sentence convey?

• the tense excitement of running away

• the bitter anger at being forced to relocate

• the deep sorrow at being so far from home

• the perfect happiness of a lovely day outdoors

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Identify the type of figurative language being used below-

I have died everyday, waiting for you

Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

• a thousand years

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"Where is my book?" she said. "It's right under your nose!"

• When something is right in front of you.

• When something is far away.

• Your mouth.

• When you leave something behind.

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As playful as a kitten

• Rhyme

• Simile

• Allusion

• Repetition

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