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Similes

• use "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things.
• are a comparison of two unlike things where you say that one thing is something else.  For example, "My grandpa is a teddy bear."
• two words that have similar meanings.

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A synonym for this word is "lie." 

• infer
• deceive
• deterioration
• refute

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The mood was somber at the funeral of the former president

• shyly 
• serious 
• hungry 
• plenty

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Which phrase has a negative connotation? 

• A bold plan 
• A reckless plan 

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The tone of a passage is:

• the general feeling created by the writer.

• the length of the selection.

• the type of selection.

• the lesson given in the selection.

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Simon imagines this "beast" as, "a picture of a human, at once..."

• heroic and sick."
• scary and powerful."
• ugly and psychotic."
• like Jack and Ralph."

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Crash, bang, buzz, swish, and splash are all examples of what type of figurative language?

• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia
• Oxymoron
• Assonance

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What does the "music in" note in the following lines indicate? 
Adams... This may be the last thing I ever tell on earth... the last night I ever see the stars... (music in)
Adams. Six days ago I left Brooklyn to drive to California...

• A car is moving
• Adams is talking
• Adams is remembering

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The narrator writes, "And the ground rushed up to meet me very suddenly." What is meant by this? 

• He tripped on a stump while running.
• He fainted and passed out.
• He was doing cartwheels in excitement. 
• He was skydiving.

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Polyphony probably means

• many sounds
• sounds made by police
• something phony
• large headphones 

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