Flora and Ulysses

Flora is a cynic. What is a cynic?

• A cynic is someone who is overly optimistic about life.
• A cynic is someone who always sees the good in people.
• A cynic is a person who distrusts the motives of others.
• A cynic is a person who believes in the inherent goodness of humanity.

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What does malfeasance mean?

• Malfeasance refers to a legal act performed correctly.
• Malfeasance means the act of supporting a wrongful or unlawful act.

• Malfeasance is a type of medical procedure.
• Malfeasance means the absence of any wrongdoing.

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Onomatopoeia is...

• Words that represent actions.
• Words that convey colors.
• Words that imitate sounds.
• Words that describe emotions.

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hyperbole means...

• metaphor for comparison
• understatement for clarity
• literal description
• exaggeration

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A simile...

• A simile is a type of metaphor.
• A simile compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.
• A simile uses only one thing to describe another.
• A simile is a form of personification.

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Metaphors...

• Metaphors are only used in poetry.
• Metaphors are literal descriptions of objects.
• Metaphors are comparisons that state one thing is like another.
• Metaphors are comparisons that imply one thing is another.

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alliteration is...

• the repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words
• the use of rhyme in poetry
• the arrangement of words in a sentence
• the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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Personifcation is...

• a literary device that attributes human qualities to non-human entities.
• a form of poetry that uses rhyme
• a technique for creating vivid imagery
• a method of storytelling that involves dialogue

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Hysterical means..

• rational and logical
• extremely emotional or irrational
• indifferent to emotions
• calm and collected

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Which sentence uses indomitable correctly?

• He faced indomitable odds and lost.
• Her indomitable spirit inspired everyone around her.
• The indomitable weather ruined our plans.

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