The sentence, "The spicy spaghetti was delicious," contains an example of:

Which of the following statements is an example of hyperbole?

Which of the following statements is an example of personification?

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

The purpose of figurative language is to:

"Lend me a hand," is an example of:

Which of the following statements is an example of a metaphor?

"The witches eyes looked like two brown swamps," is an example of:

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

The day after James's retirement event, the newspaper ran an editorial cartoon of James that made fun of his large feet, big nose, and slow plodding pace that helped him win the Olympic gold thirty years ago.

The newspaper's editorial cartoon made use of what type of literary device?

The big-names runners took off at a sprinter's speed, but James began at his own pace and kept that same pace lap after lap around the track. In short time, the leaders began to drop out from exhaustion and James began to slowly catch up and pass the leaders before the finish line. He won the Olympic medal by a nose.

The paradox in the passage can be best stated as:

Early in his life James wrote in his diary, "I know I'm capable of doing wonderful things. I know that if I keep my own pace and don't start too fast, I can beat anyone and be an Olympic Champion. However, if I become famous, though, I'm afraid that people won't like me."

His diary entry from his youth is an example of:

James took his Olympic gold medal home and is given a parade and several appearance contracts worth thousands of dollars. He is a hero and his picture is on magazine covers, but he spends most of his time alone, miserable and unable to trust anyone.

The scene described in this paragraph depicts what type of irony?

Weeks after James's retirement he picked up his diary and reread what he had written as a young runner. His last entry in his diary was "I have won the Olympic Gold Medal. I have earned a lot of money from my running and it gave me a good job coaching. Everyone knows me and calls me by name. Yet, I feel alone and unhappy."

His last diary entry is written from what point of view?

As James got older and bored with his life, he took a job as an assistant coach at a large university. One day James was punishing an athlete for a small mistake in a race, when all of a sudden James recalled a time in high school when his coach yelled at him for not tying his racing shoes properly.

The literary device used in this paragraph is:

When James retired from athletics, his hometown had a celebration in a hall decorated in red, white, and blue balloons and streamers. There was inspirational music playing through large speakers and long tables filled with plates of food.

The mood during James's retirement celebration was one of:

James woke up sweating one evening from a dream. In his dream, he was pushing a rock up a large hill and every time he got the rock to the top of the hill, the rock would roll back down and James would have to go back down and start all over again.

James's dream is a direct comparison of a Greek tragedy of a man names Sisyphus. This comparison is called:

At James's funeral, his sister spoke to the hundreds of people who came to pay their last respects. She said, "My brother was a man who did his best at what he loved to do. He was rewarded with medals, trophies, awards and money. Yet, he died alone and without a friend in the world."

The tone of the funeral speech is one of:

Toward the end of the funeral, James' brother whispered to his wife, "I'm hungry. Let's get something to eat." His wife replied, " Yeah, I know of a back door we can use and get out of here without being noticed."

From the dialogue in this paragraph the reader can infer that:

In the casket James's sister placed the old Olympic Gold Medal, now tarnished from decades of time, in his dead brother's hand.

The Olympic medal symbolizes:

After everyone had left the funeral and the casket was lowered in the ground, James's sister looked at the mound of dirt and smelled the green grass in the cemetery and all of the flowers that were left. The cover of the bible in her hands was smooth and comfortable. Suddenly the sun broke warm and bright from the clouds and a gentle breeze kissed the leaves in the trees above the grave. She thought to herself, "Now James, I hope you've finally found your happiness."

The uses of the five senses in this paragraph is an example of this literary device: