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What is a simile?
a) when you tell what something is, or what something is like
b) a phrase that is difficult to understand and is not easily understood
c) and overused and overdone phrase
d) when you compare two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

What is a metaphor?
a) when you tell what something is, or what something is like
b) a phrase that is difficult to understand and is not easily understood
c) and overused and overdone phrase
d) when you compare two unlike things using the words \

What is an idiom?
a) A phrase we can usually pick apart, but someone outside our culture would struggle with
b) Words that make a sound
c) Comparing two unlike things using the words \
d) An easy-to-understand phrase

What is a cliche?
a) comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
b) an easy to understand phrase that is overused and overdone
c) repeating words or phrases to create an emotion
d) the repetition of similar consonant sounds

What is imagery?
a) words that create a sound (buzz, bang)
b) when the authors use words or phrases that create a picture in your mind
c) giving anything that is not human the qualities of a human
d) an exaggerated phrase

What is alliteration?
a) repeating words or phrases to create an emotion
b) giving anything that is not human the qualities of a human
c) words that create a sound (buzz, bang)
d) repeating similar sounds (Sally sat sadly...)

What is onomatopoeia?
a) repeating words or phrases to create an emotion
b) giving anything that is not human the qualities of a human
c) words that create a sound (buzz, bang)
d) phrases that are easy to understand and are overused

What is repetition?
a) words that create a sound (buzz, bang)
b) phrases that people outside of our culture struggle with
c) comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
d) repeating words or phrases to create an emotion

What is a hyperbole?
a) words that create a sound
b) an exaggeration used in literature
c) when an author uses vivid language to paint a picture in your mind
d) comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

What is personification?
a) words that create a sound
b) an exaggeration used in literature
c) giving anything that is not human the qualities of a human
d) telling what something is, or what something is like

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