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Question 1 (1 point)Out of the showerheads gushed scalding rain. The rain was a blowtorch that did not warm. Which figure of speech does the underlined phrase represent? aonomatopoeia bmetaphor csimile dalliterationQuestion 2 (1 point) It [the shower] jazzed and jangled Billy’s skin without thawing the ice in the marrow of his long bones. Which figure of speech or literary device does the underlined phrase represent?   aalliteration bpersonification cmetaphor dsimileQuestion 3 (1 point)They (the English POWs) had never had guests before, and they went to work like darling elves, sweeping, mopping, cooking, baking—making mattresses of straw and burlap bags, setting tables, putting party favors at each place. Which figure of speech does the underlined phrase represent?  ametaphor bhyperbole csimile dpersonificationQuestion 4 (1 point)Billy Pilgrim was on fire, having stood too close to the glowing stove. The hem of his little coat was burning. It was a quiet, patient sort of fire—like the burning of punk. Which figure of speech does the underlined phrase represent?   aeuphemism bantimetabole cpersonification dhyperboleQuestion 5 (1 point)Which two concepts could this quote from Slaughterhouse Five be said to represent.Birds were twittering outside. “Poo-tee-weet?” one asked him. asimile and alliteration bonomatopoeia and personification cmetaphor and hyperbole doxymoron and euphemismQuestion 6 (1 point)Those beloved, frumpish books gave off a smell that permeated the ward—like flannel pajamas that hadn’t been changed for a month, or like Irish stew. Which figure of speech do the underlined phrases represent?  asimile bmetaphor coxymoron dpersonificationQuestion 7 (1 point)The water was dead. So it goes. Air was trying to get out of that dead water. Bubbles were clinging to the walls of the glass, too weak to climb out. Which figure of speech do the underlined sections represent?  apersonification boxymoron chyperbole deuphemismQuestion 8 (1 point)In the opening scene of Macbeth, the Weird Sisters say: "Fair is foul, and foul is fair." This is an example of which two concepts? ahyperbole, personification bsimile, metonymy canalogy, parallelism dantimetabole, alliterationQuestion 9 (1 point)Donald Trump has a reputation for being creative with the truth. Which figure of speech does the underline phrase represent? aalliteration bsimile ceuphemism dmetaphorQuestion 10 (1 point)Winners never quit; quiters never win. This phrase is an example of... aoxymoron bantimetabole chyperbole dsimile

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Question 1 (1 point)Out of the showerheads gushed scalding rain. The rain was a blowtorch that did not warm. Which figure of speech does the underlined phrase represent? aonomatopoeia bmetaphor csimile dalliterationQuestion 2 (1 point) It [the shower] jazzed and jangled Billy’s skin without thawing the ice in the marrow of his long bones. Which figure of speech or literary device does the underlined phrase represent?   aalliteration bpersonification cmetaphor dsimileQuestion 3 (1 point)They (the English POWs) had never had guests before, and they went to work like darling elves, sweeping, mopping, cooking, baking—making mattresses of straw and burlap bags, setting tables, putting party favors at each place. Which figure of speech does the underlined phrase represent?  ametaphor bhyperbole csimile dpersonificationQuestion 4 (1 point)Billy Pilgrim was on fire, having stood too close to the glowing stove. The hem of his little coat was burning. It was a quiet, patient sort of fire—like the burning of punk. Which figure of speech does the underlined phrase represent?   aeuphemism bantimetabole cpersonification dhyperboleQuestion 5 (1 point)Which two concepts could this quote from Slaughterhouse Five be said to represent.Birds were twittering outside. “Poo-tee-weet?” one asked him. asimile and alliteration bonomatopoeia and personification cmetaphor and hyperbole doxymoron and euphemismQuestion 6 (1 point)Those beloved, frumpish books gave off a smell that permeated the ward—like flannel pajamas that hadn’t been changed for a month, or like Irish stew. Which figure of speech do the underlined phrases represent?  asimile bmetaphor coxymoron dpersonificationQuestion 7 (1 point)The water was dead. So it goes. Air was trying to get out of that dead water. Bubbles were clinging to the walls of the glass, too weak to climb out. Which figure of speech do the underlined sections represent?  apersonification boxymoron chyperbole deuphemismQuestion 8 (1 point)In the opening scene of Macbeth, the Weird Sisters say: "Fair is foul, and foul is fair." This is an example of which two concepts? ahyperbole, personification bsimile, metonymy canalogy, parallelism dantimetabole, alliterationQuestion 9 (1 point)Donald Trump has a reputation for being creative with the truth. Which figure of speech does the underline phrase represent? aalliteration bsimile ceuphemism dmetaphorQuestion 10 (1 point)Winners never quit; quiters never win. This phrase is an example of... aoxymoron bantimetabole chyperbole dsimile

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Question 1: The phrase "The rain was a blowtorch that did not warm" is a metaphor. So, the answer is b) metaphor.

Question 2: The phrase "It [the shower] jazzed and jangled Billy’s skin without thawing the ice in the marrow of his long bones" is a metaphor. So, the answer is c) metaphor.

Question 3: The phrase "they went to work like darling elves" is a simile. So, the answer is c) simile.

Question 4: The phrase "It was a quiet, patient sort of fire—like the burning of punk" is a simile. So, the answer is a) simile.

Question 5: The phrase "Birds were twittering outside. “Poo-tee-weet?” one asked him" represents onomatopoeia and personification. So, the answer is b) onomatopoeia and personification.

Question 6: The phrase "like flannel pajamas that hadn’t been changed for a month, or like Irish stew" is a simile. So, the answer is a) simile.

Question 7: The phrase "Air was trying to get out of that dead water. Bubbles were clinging to the walls of the glass, too weak to climb out" is personification. So, the answer is a) personification.

Question 8: The phrase "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" is an example of antithesis and paradox. So, the answer is d) antithesis and paradox.

Question 9: The phrase "Donald Trump has a reputation for being creative with the truth" is a euphemism. So, the answer is c) euphemism.

Question 10: The phrase "Winners never quit; quitters never win" is an example of antithesis. So, the answer is b) antithesis.

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