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Which figure of speech is used in this text?
The water made a sound like kittens lapping.
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simile
idiom
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situational irony
Q 2/20
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Which figure of speech is used in this text?
When I was a teenager, reading was my ticket to foreign lands: I traveled to India, China, and Antarctica without ever leaving the comfort of my home.
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onomatopoeia
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simile
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Which figure of speech is used in this text?
The water made a sound like kittens lapping.
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Which figure of speech is used in this text?
When I was a teenager, reading was my ticket to foreign lands: I traveled to India, China, and Antarctica without ever leaving the comfort of my home.
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Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Unfortunately, the wild blueberries we picked were as sweet as vinegar.
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Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary. . .
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Which figure of speech is used in this text?
The hum of the computer concerned Carson. Was the problem with the power supply or the hard drive?
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Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Preston is a real Benedict Arnold. After promising to work on my campaign for class president, he decided to support my opponent.
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Which figure of speech is used in this text?
I got hit in the head by a can of soda. Luckily it was a soft drink.
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Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Throughout the ages, human beings have pondered the many mysteries of the moon.
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Which figure of speech is used in this text?
He wanted his friends to realize that life is a journey and not a destination.
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Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Problems emerge and some people try to sweep them under the rug.
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Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Judge Taylor looked daggers at Atticus, as if daring him to speak.
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Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Oscar's '64 Impala groaned as he turned the ignition. Yet again he resolved to refurbish it over the summer.
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What does the allusion in this text suggest?
When Jordin claimed she had loaded the dishwasher before turning on Dancing with the Stars, her mother replied, "Your nose is growing!"
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What does the allusion in this text suggest?
Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone.
I'll be waiting; all that's left to do is run.
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What does the simile in this text suggest?
The president said that his belief in freedom of expression is as solid as the ground we stand on.
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What does the metaphor in this text suggest?
Conscience is a man's compass.
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What does the personification in this text suggest?
The lighthouse horn moaned, and the sound traveled through the thick fog, reaching the sailors who were enveloped in the grayness.
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What does the metaphor in this text suggest?
Laughter is sunshine; it chases winter from the human face.
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What does the idiom in this text suggest?
Sidney has a lot on his plate: he is attending college, has a full-time job as a waiter, and volunteers at the animal shelter.
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What does the metaphor in this text suggest?
He reads incessantly; new ideas are food for his mind.
