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What is alliteration? Why do writers use it?.
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Read lines 9 and 10 from “This Life.”
She was always talking around corners like that; Which of the following is highlighted
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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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Use the excerpt from the poem "Late September" by Amy Lowell to answer the question.
Beech trees in a golden haze; Hardy sumachs
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un
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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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un
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A metaphor is __________. Although not explicitly stated, I can infer that the author is comparing ________. So this metaphor
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naRHEHEHEAE
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Which phrase best defines an epic simile?
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hello
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What type of figurative language is "We were our own little meadow orchestra?"
This is from the book Zinnia and the Bees. I know,
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HELP!!
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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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This morning while I was running, shoes smacking the pavement, Venus bright above the spine of the Bear Mountains, and my
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2phoneeeeee
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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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The phrase "his skin swallowed the sunlight" implies that this individual is so dark that they literally absorb
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Read the following sentence from “No Dogs Bark.” Which literary element does author Juan Rulfo employ?
"The moon came out of
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Select the correct text in the passage.
Which two sentences in this passage include a simile? Jerome was leaving his house when
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John B
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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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ratty fatty
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Which of these is an example of a metaphor in My Forbidden Face?
A. Latifa releases the canary from the cage. B. Latifa compares
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9th grader
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GRABBING THE BULL BY THE HORNS
A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. This expression
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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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Poem:
from "The Walrus and the Carpenter" by Lewis Carroll 1 The sun was shining on the sea, Shining with all his might: He did
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Lemon
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How do analogies help readers?(1 point)
Responses They help readers identify figurative language. They help readers identify
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gurlie
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Why do authors use figurative language?(1 point)
Responses to express direct meaning and explain the writer's message to evoke
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Which of the following describes the repetition of
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Use the sentences to answer the question.
Timothy ran inside and slammed the door behind him. He held an umbrella, but his
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Jarmen Shorter Jr.
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"bundle of services "is example of what literary device
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ann
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How would you use personification to describe a school bus
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Kelley
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Figurative language is a language that(1 point)
A. is made up of words that contradict each other. B.goes beyond the words’
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pellowlemon
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What does "Her voice an imposter" mean?
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Read the following lines from "If We Must Die."
"If we must die, let it not be like hogs Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot,
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just living :>
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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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What effect does the use of figurative language have on the reader or listener?
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Desperate
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Figurative language questions
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Desperate
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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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I Never Said I Wasn't Difficult by sara holbrook figurative languages examples
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I Never Said I Wasn't Difficult figurative languages examples
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Which is hyperbole?
A. He could have knocked me over with a feather. B. He could never understand how it worked. C. She had a
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Antony Joseph
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Select the correct text in the passage.
Which sentence in the passage includes a simile? Angela was awestruck looking at the
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John B
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hey bot i need your help Which literary element does author Juan Rulfo employ? "The moon came out of the earth like a round
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Which option describes a simile?(1 point)
Responses a comparison of two unlike things that does not use the word like or as a
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someone?
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Which element does figurative language rely on?(1 point)
Responses dictionary definitions dictionary definitions sources outside
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someone?
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Which option is an example of sensory language?(1 point)
Responses The apple’s soft interior was sharp and tangy. The apple’s
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In 1-2 sentences, explain the meaning of the metaphor in the following sentence.
The shabby blanket that wrapped around me was a
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FRyourbro
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What is the figurative meaning of the story’s title?
The house has fallen into the moat. The family has fallen ill. The family
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jae
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Which type of figurative language describes objects as if they were human?(1 point)
Responses personification personification
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someone?
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How would an author describe figurative language?(1 point)
Responses compares words compares words gives human characteristics to
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someone?
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occurs when a characters words mean, the opposite of their literal meaning
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big bass🤪
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Which of these is an example of a metaphor in My Forbidden Face?
Latifa releases the canary from its cage. Latifa releases the
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oooookkaaaayyy
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Does personification work as a comparison figure of speech?
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Nice
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Which term describes the comparison of two things that are not alike in an obvious way?(1 point)
Responses analogy analogy
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Breanna
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Conscience is a man's compass.
A. metaphor B.Idiom C. alliteration
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kiikii
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"Summer speaks to me."
This was the last sentence of the poem. What type of figurative language is this an example of? Explain
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Monicarosefromlosa27
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