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“To Mike, Ms. Rooney’s 8th grade class was a prison” is an example of
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) alliteration
d) personification

“An exaggeration of the truth that is used for emphasis or effect.” This definition best describes
a) Hyperbole
b) Metaphor
c) Simile
d) Personification

“Sue sold six shells to Sam for seven snails,” is an example of
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) alliteration
d) personification

PERSONIFICATION is a figure of speech that:
a) compares two unlike things
b) uses personal accounts of the real characters
c) applies human qualities to animals only
d) applies human qualities to objects, ideas and animals

“Taylor is a tiger on the basketball court” is an example of
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) alliteration
d) personification

Since he was 15 minutes late, Jack knew he was toast when he got home,” is an example of
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) alliteration
d) personification

ALLITERATION can be defined as
a) the repetition of an idea throughout a literary work
b) the repetition of a specific letter within a line of poetry or sentence
c) the repetition of rhyming words at the end of a line of poetry
d) all of the above

“The sun smiled brightly as the children ran through the park” is an example of
a) simile
b) onomatopoeia
c) personification
d) alliteration

"Time flies when you're having fun" is an example of
a) Metaphor
b) Idiom
c) Alliteration
d) Hyperbole

The bigger they are, the harder they fall. This sentence contains an example of
a) Hyperbole
b) Metaphor
c) Alliteration
d) Idiom

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