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"You are the apple of my eye" is an example of 

• a simile
• a metaphor
• an analogy
• personification

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What rhymes with ______?

• sack
• rock

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Choose the word that best matches the clue below.
similar meaning to eliminate, but with a more negative connotation __________

• ban
• wipe out
• defeat
• passably

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Is this a pun?

• No 
• I don't know 
• Yes
• Maybe

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When she visited the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C., Lindsey noticed that her fellow visitors were very quiet and reverential. 
Which word is not a synonym for the word reverential?

• respectful
• solemn
• admiring
• impolite

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now : later :: easy : hard
What is the relationship?

• synonyms
• antonyms
• part of
• something used to

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Do you ever feel like a plastic bag

Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?

Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin

Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in?

-"Firework", Katy Perry

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

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I feel glorious, glorious

Got a chance to start again

I was born for this, born for this

It's who I am, how could I forget?

-Macklemore, "Glorious"

• Repetition

• Imagery

• Rhyme

• Metaphor

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I go to the cinema once every 6 months.I _____________ go to the cinema.

• always

• usually

• sometimes

• rarely

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(1)The breeze felt like a refreshing drink of lemonade. (2)The night air was fuel for my work, and it was a beautiful night. (3)If I was going to finish writing this test, then it was going to be the longest night of my life. (4)Then like booming thunder, a light bulb went off in my head. (5) I searched for the perfect program where I could peruse several small suggestions swiftly. (6) Sadly, my time on Herculean efforts on Google reminded me of a crazy Spongebob Squarepants episode. (7) Even though I knew what I was searching for, it didn’t go well. (8) It seems that I will be working like a dog for tonight. (9) One good thing did happen, though: I finally discovered what one calls a super articulate dinosaur... a Thesaurus..., and next time a dinosaur drops by for lunch, I'll know how to properly invite him. "Tea, Rex?"

The underlined sentence in blue font is an example of

• visual imagery (sense of sight)

• simile

• No figurative language is used here.

• metaphor

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