Which sentence is an example of verbal irony (1 point)
A. He runs as fast a cheetah.
B. The Wind whispered through the trees on a beautiful fall day.
C. I have told you a million times not to do that
D. I cant wait to spend my vacation cleaning the entire house
C. I have told you a million times not to do that
Which sentence gives an example of a pun?
A. I was struggling to figure out how lightning works but then it struck me
B. That is a piece of cake
C. Her laughter was like music to my ears.
D. A person who has a fear of heights becomes a professional mountain climber.
A. I was struggling to figure out how lightning works but then it struck me
What is this sentence an example of? ¨The car coughed and sputtered before finally starting¨
A. Personification
B. Metaphor
C. Verbal Irony
D. Pun
A. Personification
In the pun, ¨The scarecrow won an award because he was outstanding in his field,¨ what word is being used for its multiple meanings?
A. Award
B. Scarecrow
C. Field
D. Won
B. Scarecrow
What is the meaning of the following simile, ¨She danced gracefully, like a swan gliding across a lake¨?, when used in a text?
A. It confuses the reader by comparing a human to wild bird.
B. It provides humor for the reader, as picturing a swan dancing is a universally funny image.
C. It lets the reader know that the girl is not a very good dancer, as swans cannot dance.
D. It gives the reader a better understanding of how gracefully she danced by giving comparing her to a swan, an animal known for its grace.
D. It gives the reader a better understanding of how gracefully she danced by giving comparing her to a swan, an animal known for its grace.
What is the meaning of the hyperbole, ¨Im so hungry, I could eat a horse¨, when used in a text?
A. It allows the reader to understand that the speaker is a little hungry.
B. It helps explain the speakers hunger by drawing a direct comparison between the appetite of the speaker and the appetite of a horse.
C. It gives the reader insight to how the speaker feels about horses.
D. It gives the reader a better understanding that the speaker is extremely hungry through an exaggerated expression of the speakers hunger.