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"A heart of gold" is an example of

• a simile
• a metaphor
• an analogy

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Which of the following is an example of situational irony?

• In the end, Rainsford lives and Zaroff is fed to the dogs.
• Ivan dies.
• The hunter (Rainsford) becomes the hunted.

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The smoke was a tight little knot on the horizon was was uncoiling slowly.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole

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Exclaiming “Oh great!” after failing an exam

• verbal irony
• dramatic irony
• situational irony
• none of the above

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A pilot with a fear of heights

• verbal irony
• dramatic irony
• situational irony
• none of the above

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What is the root word that means "thought"?

• scrib
• luc
• log
• blog

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What type of figurative language is used is the following quote?
"Two lambs with a hundred wolves lying in wait for them. Two lambs without a shepherd-- a gift"

• simile 
• personification 
• metaphor
• alliteration

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Which of the following words has the strongest connotations about being cold?

• cool
• chill
• wintery
• frigid

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He turned over, holding his nose, and a golden light danced and shattered just over his face.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole

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They put me in the oven to bake.

Me, a deprived and miserable cake.

Feeling the heat, I started to bubble.

Watching the others, I knew I was in trouble.

-"The Life of a Cupcake", by Shelby Greer

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyme

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