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"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get." is an example of

• a simile
• a metaphor
• alliteration
• personfication

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What is being personified? 
The moon guided me through the forest.

• moon
• forest
• me

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Simile or Metaphor?
My sister is like an angel in my life.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• alliteration

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What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"

• Photography is one of my hobbies.
• I own an expensive camera.
• Photos of me are always really good. 
• I like to visit art museums.

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Ana had spent an unhappy night of tossing and turning. Yesterday, the wrong move had caused her to lose the volleyball match. As she sat up in bed the next morning, she could see the sun just peeking over the bushes in her back yard. As the sun rose higher and shined more brightly, Ana felt her spirits lifting. Feeling her confidence return, Ana thought to herself, I know I can work harder, and I'll make the team forget yesterday ever happened.

In this passage, the rising sun symbolizes—

• Ana's house

• volleyball

• a second chance

• a sleepless night

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Itch is to Scratch as

Tired is to __________

• Sleep

• Yawn

• Bed

• Exhausted

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Which sentence below is a simile?

• She runs as fast as a cheetah.

• She runs fast.

• She is a fast runner.

• She and a cheetah run fast.

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The Prologue calls Romeo and Juliet "star-crossed lovers."

What does "star-crossed" mean?

• unlucky, doomed

• lucky, blessed

• hopeful, happy

• shaped like a star

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In a catalog that accompanied an exhibit of his work, pop artist Andy Warhol said, "In the future, everybody will be world-famous for fifteen minutes," meaning that fame would be briefly available even to those who did nothing spectacular.

What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

Jennifer had her fifteen minutes of fame when her video of kayaking with dolphins went viral.

• lengthy experience being famous

• extraordinary effort

• temporary moment of celebrity status

• known by all forever

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What is a symbol?

• Something that represents or stands for something else

• An object or idea that is repeated throughout a text

• A universal truth or idea

• An inanimate object given living characteristics

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