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Which of the following has a negative connotation?

• A bold plan
• A reckless plan

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This term means to use a strong exaggeration:

• personification
• idiom
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole

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

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole

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Which is an example of personification?

• I am so hungry I could eat a horse
• The sun is like a light bulb
• The Sun smiled at us
• I want to be awesome

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Q: In the second paragraph of the speech (beginning "Five score years ago . . ."), which extended metaphor does Dr. King introduce?

• A. Life as a journey
• B. Highs (mountains) and lows (valleys)
• C. Life as a dream
• D. Light (day) and darkness (night)

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A figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement, for effect

• Hyperbole
• Anecdote
• Allegory
• Conceit

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Which is an example of a simile?

• His room was a hurricane of a mess.
• His room looked as if a hurricane came  through.
• A hurricane! AHHH!
• The hurricane screamed through the town. 

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What word is more negative?

• Confident
• Egotistical
• Prideful
• Secure

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METAPHOR

• A comparison between two things that uses like or as
• An exaggeration
• Repeating words or phrases for emphasis
• A comparison between two things that does not use like or as

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The grave of dreams represents

• where the bird will die

• a feeling of hopelessness

• the possibility for the future

• a feeling of ignorance

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