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The fire that Jack sets to smoke out Ralph leads, instead, to Ralph's rescue. This is an example of:

• Foreshadowing
• Irony
• Metaphor
• Natural consequences

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Figurative Language:
"Death is my son-in-law, Death is my heir,
My daughter he hath wedded."

• Personification 
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Oxymoron

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This term means to use a strong exaggeration:

• personification
• idiom
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole

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What literary element is used when Chopin says "When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease- of joy that kills"

• Irony
• Foreshadowing
• Characterization
• Symbolism

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"The gentle giant jumped in jubilation" is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Alliteration
• Allusion
• Personification
• Imagery

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The character Pollyanna, from Eleanor Porter's children's book, is a young girl who finds good in everything and everyone.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
"Tess is such a Pollyanna!" Liam announced with a sigh. 

• An extremely annoyed person
• A childish, selfish person 
• An overly optimistic person 
• None of the above

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A statement that seems to contradict itself but is, nevertheless true.

• Monologue
• Paradox
• Foil
• Dialogue

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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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It was a body capable of enormous leverage – a cruel body. ”

• George Wilson
• Gatsby
• Tom
• Nick

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The caged bird represents

• an animal who is locked up

• the hope of the future

• the loss of freedom and choice

• ignorance

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