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Which two words DO NOT have the same meaning?

• Sepulcher : Tomb
• Kinsman : Relative
• Dissever : Separate
• Maiden : Servant

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What is the following statement an example of?
The very mystery of him excited her curiosity like a door that had neither lock nor key.

• Simile
• Metaphor

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In my young years I took pride in the fact that luck was called a lady.  In fact, there were so few public acknowledgments of the female presence that I felt personally honored whenever nature and large ships were referred to as feminine.  But as I matured, I began to resent being considered a sister to a changeling as fickle as luck, as aloof as an ocean, and as frivolous as nature. 

• bitter
• informational
• gloomy
• excited

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Consider the following sentences. I hear my brother talking on the phone with his girlfriend. I hear my brother chatting on the phone with his girlfriend. How does the connotation of the word chatting in the second sentence convey the author’s purpose?

• It implies the conversation is not serious.
• It implies that the conversation is funny.
• It implies anger or resentment in the conversations.
• It implies the conversation is very serious.

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A comparison using like or as is which type of figurative language?

• Metaphor
• Assonance
• Onomatopoeia
• Simile

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A hyperbole:

• Is a saying that is not to be taken literally.

• Is comparing two unlike things.

• Is an extreme exaggeration.

• Is a sound word.

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forget : remember :: shrink : 

• shrivel
• shock
• rink
• swell

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Figurative Language:

• Words or phrases that appeal to the reader’s senses.

• Language that has meaning beyond the literal meaning; also known as “figures of speech.”

• Writing that comments humorously on human flaws, ideas, social customs, or institutions in order to change them.

• Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme.

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an evil person or character

• foul play

• villain

• deed

• vulture

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A figure of speech in which an animal, object, or idea is given human characteristics

• irony

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• personification

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