Question 1

What type of figurative language is "Words have always swirled around me like snowflakes."

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simile

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personification

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metaphor

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hyperbole

Question 2

What is an extended metaphor?

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a comparison or metaphorical idea that is used throughout a text

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a metaphor that is used at the beginning and end of a text

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a type of simile that gradually transitions into a metaphor throughout a text

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a long descriptive comparison that uses other forms of figurative language within it

Question 3

What point of view is used in this passage?

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first person

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omniscient first person

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second person

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third person

Question 4

At the beginning of the passage, the author uses a lot of sentence fragments. What effect does this create?

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a poetic sound with pauses for emphasis

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a long continuous flow of ideas

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all of the above

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a choppy and confusing sounding start to the story

Question 5

Which line from the passage creates the most suspense for the remainder of the story?

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I have never spoken one single word. I am almost eleven years old.

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Deep within me, words pile up in huge drifts. Mountains of phrases and sentences and connected ideas.

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From the time I was really little—maybe just a few months old—words were like sweet, liquid gifts, and I drank them like lemonade. I could almost taste them.

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Every word my parents spoke to me or about me I absorbed and kept and remembered. All of them.

Question 6

What type of mood does the first half of the passage create?

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pleasant

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dark

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sad

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exciting

Question 7

The narrator compares words to snowflakes in the first half of the passage. What is the main purpose of this metaphor?

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to help the reader understand the narrator

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to provide vivid setting description

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to create a flashback

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to create a tense and suspenseful tone

Question 8

In paragraph 9, the narrator uses words and phrases such as "sweet, liquid gifts", "lemonade", "blanketed",  "sang", and "whispered." What mood does this word choice create?

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safe and comforting

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sugary and sweet

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quiet and mysterious

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hopeful and optimistic

Question 9

This is the first chapter of a novel. What is the author's purpose in this first chapter?

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providing an understanding of the main character

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hinting at what the climax of the story will be about

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using context clues to convey the time period and characters

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establishing the setting of the story

Question 10

Most author's use the first part of a story to establish the setting and the main characters. What is this part of a story called?

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the exposition

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the hook

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the introductory stage

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the rising action

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