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Which literary device is used in this sentence?
"As blind as a bat."

• Repetition
• Simlie
• Metaphor
• Alliteration

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When Juliet says, “That which we call a rose/By any other word would smell as sweet”, she is

• A.  Giving an example to prove that names are important
• A.  Explaining why she is so upset that Romeo is a Capulet
• A.  Proving that Romeo’s last name does not affect his character
• A.  Commenting on the origin of the word rose

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My sister is a clown. 

• My sister is mad. 
• My sister is funny. 
• My sister is crying. 

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Simile or Metaphor:
My father is a bear in the morning.

• simile
• metaphor

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

• simile
• metaphor

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The word “suits” refers to businessmen.

• synechdoche
• antithesis
• paradox
• inversion

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"Oh he's so beautiful--such a beautiful disaster," sings Kelly Clarkson. 

• oxymoron 
• paradox
• simile
• metaphor

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“April is the cruelest month, breeding

Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing

Memory and desire, stirring

Dull roots with spring rain."

• caesura

• enjambment

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Which of the following statements about sarcasm in literature is true?

• It prevents us from understanding a character by shielding us from their real feelings

• Sarcasm is not used in classic or religious texts

• Shakespeare most commonly used sarcasm when writing the dialogue of his antagonists, to highlight their unpleasant nature

• It helps us understand a character better by showing their veiwpoint

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“I like to walk in the woods and see what Mother Nature is wearing.” - Flannery O'Connor, Good Country People

• hyperbole

• allusion

• personification

• idiom

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