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You are my sunshine. 

• You make happy. 
• You upset me. 

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This term means to use a strong exaggeration:

• personification
• idiom
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole

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'Your kiss lies on my face, like the first snow upon a summer place.'  is an example of:

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole

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'How sweet the sobbing violin!' is an example of:

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole

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What literary device is used at the end of the story when the doctor claims Mrs. Mallard "died of heart disease- of the joy that kills"?

• Personification
• Irony
• Simile
• Juxtaposition

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How does the house seem to come alive? 

•  The house tries to save its own life. 
•  The house cries when its inhabitants leave.
• The house has a full range of human emotions. 
• The house can do anything a person can do.

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What did the author mean when he used the term "Fix your eyes on that"?

• blame someone for your problems
• focus your attention on someone or something,
• cover your eyes
• do not cry in public

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

• George Wilson
• Gatsby
• Tom
• Nick

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Read the source of the allusion.

In the fairy tale, Cinderella is a poor young woman who is treated badly. However, she later marries a prince and becomes a loved and respected princess.

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

Linda's rise from third string to star pitcher was a Cinderella story.

• a journey without troubles

• an amazing improvement

• a dangerous adventure

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The alarm clocked mocked me as it blared in my ear.

• hyperbole

• personification

• alliteration

• metaphor

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