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1. An epic simile can be defined as (1 point)
A]a comparison that describes the epic hero. B]an extended comparison that uses
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which is right
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Why might an author use an allusion in writing?(1 point)
Responses to add a figure of speech to add a figure of speech to make
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addreian
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Which choice describes an allusion?(1 point)
Responses a figure of speech a figure of speech an interpretation an interpretation
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addreian
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Use the poem "Going for Water" by Robert Frost to answer the question.
The well was dry beside the door, (1) And so we went with
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No one
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The phrase "radiant maiden" in the poem "The Raven" is an example of
A. assonance B. internal rhyme C. repetition D. onomatopoeia
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English
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What is alliteration? Why do writers use it?.
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stan enhypen
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In their selections in this unit, O. Henry and Guy de Maupassant both employ situational irony. How do they use irony
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As a result, everyone was in a hurry to find her a house of some sort. A bungalow, a duplex, a brownstone, an apartment.
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Why do authors use figurative language?(1 point)
Responses to provide concrete understanding of ideas in a text to provide
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Which phrase best defines an epic simile?
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hello
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Which sentence contains an example of verbal irony? (1 point)
Responses Seeing the untouched bowls of chili, the chef laughed.
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Is "We were our own little meadow orchestra," a metaphor?
This phrase is from the book "Zinnia and the Bees."
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“Forlorn! The very word is like a bell/To toll me back from thee to my sole self!” This excerpt from John Keats’s “Ode
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melody
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In the story "The Gift of the Magi," which of the following is an example of allusion?
A- the description of Della's hair as a
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6
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1.) "Good fences make good neighbours."
Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder If I could put a notion in his head: "Why do
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English help please
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A paradox is a literary device often used to ?
A. emphasize or make readers think about important ideas. B. provide hints or
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Nana
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Which of the following defines repetition in a poem?(1 point)
words or phrases that are used for stresses words or phrases used
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𝙡𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙡𝙮𝙫#7057
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“Beauty is truth, truth beauty...”
This phrase from John Keats’s “ode on a Grecian urn” is an example of a(n) Metaphor
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Help
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Please someone explain these to me!!! I've put in the answers that i think are right but i don't understand these very well.
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A _________ compares two things using "like" or "as".
Choose the best answer from the options below: A metaphor B simile C theme
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Something ____________ is unexpected.
Choose the best answer from the options below: A plot B foreshadowing C ironic D thesis
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(Words are everywhere)explain the hyperbole usedin this line
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Boikhutso
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Define the idea of Symbolism. What do you think a Circle might represent?
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10. Read these lines from Rupert Brookeʼs “The Soldier.”
“A body of Englandʼs, breathing English air,/Washed by the
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Jeon
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Select the correct answer.
Which of these short passages uses direct characterization? A. Anne rang the hotel desk. "I am really
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John B
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Irony occurs when contradictory situations or statements present a reality that is
the opposite of what is expected. Irony is
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Which term describes the comparison of two things that are not alike in an obvious way?(1 point)
Responses descriptive
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What do authors use to keep readers engaged and convey tone?
* 1 point sentence structure point of view perspective word choice
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HELP ME!
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What sound device(s) does Dickinson employ in the phrase, "too cool for Corn-" as well as the line, "But when a Boy,/and
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Cassidy
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Read each example and identify it as personification, a simile, or a metaphor.
Around this pleasant round face, her hair -- as
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people
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Which term describes a brief reference in a text to a fictional or historical story, person, or event that readers will be
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ratty fatty
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"bundle of services "is example of what literary device
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ann
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Which of these is an example of a metaphor in My Forbidden Face?
(1 point) Responses Latifa releases the canary from its cage.
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Saul Goodman
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Assonance in
I never said I wasn't difficult, I mostly want my way. Sometimes I talk back or pout And don’t have much to say.
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example of characterization
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Figurative language
But if you think I’m hard to live with, You should try living with me on the inside!
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figurative language in "as soon as i find myself"
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What should I redo if they do not recognize the reference made by an a
llusion
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Classified girls or ideas usually in unthrowing ways is known as
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What are statements that help the audience imagine events, objects, people, or characters?(1 point)
Responses findings findings
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je
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The sound device of alliteration involves repetition of which of the following?
A) Vowel sounds B) Consonant sounds C) Both
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help
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Use the statement about Shirley Jackson's short story “The Lottery” to answer the question.
Members of a town gather together
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*shrugs shoulders
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Use the statement about Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream to answer the question.
The fairy queen, Titania, has
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*shrugs shoulders
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Use the statement about Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream to answer the question.
The fairy queen, Titania, has
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*shrugs shoulders
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1. Which word has a stronger connotation than the word mad? FURIOUS 2.What do authors use
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Which sentence below contains an allusion?
* 1 point Spiderman is a popular comic book character that has been adapted into
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Which of these is an example of direct Charactetization?
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Amy
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why does the poet use the word 'fangs' and not teeth in line 14 of the poem "an abandoned bundle
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ellie
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Which of these is an example of a metaphor in My Forbidden Face?
(1 point) Responses Latifa releases the canary from its cage.
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Select the letter of the role that setting plays in the passage:
The students marched purposefully toward the door of the
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