Question 1

Which literary device is used to give human traits to non-human objects?

Accepted Answer

Personification

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Metaphor

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Alliteration

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Simile

Question 2

What is the name of a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Accepted Answer

Simile

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Personification

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Metaphor

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Alliteration

Question 3

What language technique involves exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

Accepted Answer

Hyperbole

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Personification

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Metaphor

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Irony

Question 4

What is the term for the repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of closely placed words?

Accepted Answer

Alliteration

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Assonance

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Onomatopoeia

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Personification

Question 5

What does PEE stand for in a PEE paragraph?

Accepted Answer

Point, Evidence, Explanation

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Purpose, Example, Elaboration

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Paragraph, Example, Evaluation

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Proof, Explanation, Example

Question 6

What is the meaning of the word 'cynical'?

Accepted Answer

believing that people are motivated by self-interest

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generous and charitable

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trusting and naive

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optimistic and hopeful

Question 7

What is the meaning of the word 'meticulous'?

Accepted Answer

showing great attention to detail

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quick and hasty

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indifferent and apathetic

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careless and sloppy

Question 8

What does the word 'diligent' mean?

Accepted Answer

showing careful and persistent effort

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quick and careless

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carefree and relaxed

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lazy and idle

Question 9

What does the word 'resilient' mean?

Accepted Answer

able to recover quickly from difficulties

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slow to respond

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emotionally unstable

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fragile and easily broken

Question 10

What is the meaning of the word 'altruistic'?

Accepted Answer

showing a selfless concern for the well-being of others

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selfish and self-centered

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indifferent and apathetic

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materialistic and greedy

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