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I was so tired after school, I slept for a month! 

• hyperbole
• simile
• alliteration
• metaphor

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TEKS.ELA.6.9D

Choose the word with the positive connotation.
gathering--mob

• gathering
• mob

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Piggy compares seeing Jack to  _______________

• Like having an asthma attack and not the inhaler
• Like asthma and you can't breathe
• Like having asthma
• Like having breathing problems.

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His ordinary voice sounded like a whisper after the harsh note of the conch.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personfication
• Hyperbole

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TEKS.ELA.8.9D

This term means to use a strong exaggeration:

• personification
• idiom
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole

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TEKS.ELA.6.9D

Which literary term means something that is a person, place, or thing that represents something beyond its literal meaning?

• Symbolism
• Mood
• Foreshadowing
• Flashback

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Mrs. Woodrome whistles while she works well. 
This is figure of speech is _____ 

• Rhyme 
• Alphabet 
• Alliteration 

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Her voice is like sunshine

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• imagery

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In 1815, French emperor Napoleon suffered a devastating defeat in the Battle of Waterloo, which would prove to be his final battle before he abdicated the throne.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
Last night's playoff in the semifinals proved to be the team's Waterloo. 

• A final defeat 
• A surprise win 
• A final win
• All of the above

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The promise between us was a delicate flower.

• idiom
• personification
• metphor
• simile

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