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"Here, invisible yet strong was the taboo of the old life. Round the squatting child was the protection of parents and school and policemen and the law. Roger's arm was conditioned by a civilization that knew nothing of him and was in ruins." This is an example of:

• Irony
• Onomotopeia
• Foreshadowing
• Symbolism

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Which of the following has a negative connotation?

• A pushy leader
• A charismatic leader

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After Dan climbed the steep hill, his legs were rubber.
What type of figurative language is used?

• metaphor
• simile
• personification
• idiom

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Max is a pig when he eats.
This is an example of a/an: 

• alliteration
• simile
• metaphor

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Which of the following is an oxymoron?

• It's a happy medium
• It's a sunny morning
• It's a calculated risk
• It's a great choice

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Look at the following excerpt from Nathaniel Hawthorne: 
"She had dark and abundant hair, so glossy that it threw off the sunshine with a gleam, and a face which, besides being beautiful from regularity of feature and richness of complexion, had the impressiveness belonging to a marked brow and deep black eyes."
Which of the following best describes his style?

• formal and ornate
• playful and informal
• confusing and serious
• loving and nostalgic 

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Comparing one thing to another without using "like" or "as".

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• blank verse

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What is an extended metaphor?

• when two unlike things are compared using like or as

• a reference to a literary work such as the Bible

• when two unlike things are compared and the comparison extends past one line of poetry or text

• another name for figurative language

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giving human traits to non-living things

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

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She was shaking like a leaf.

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

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