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.
D. It gives the reader a better understanding that the speaker is extremely hungry through an exaggerated expression of the speaker's hunger.
Which of the following analogy shows an analogy of degree?
A. Big: Huge
B. Shirt: Tank Top
C. Smelly: Odorless
D. Right: Left
A. Big: Huge
Which sentence contains the word mobile that pertains to be transitioning between different social classes?
A. Ian's generation has been labeled as economically mobile, as peoples financial states can change during their lifetimes.
B. Jacks father operates the mobile library to reach communities without access to the local library.
C. After 3 days of rest, Alex was back on her feet and mobile once more.
D. Bryce's family relocated from Dayton to mobile, Alabama.