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Grade 8 The Outsiders
"He's so greasy, he glides when he walks. He goes to the barber for an oil change, not a haircut" is an example of what 2 literary devices?
  1. hyperbole and metaphor
  2. simile and metaphor
  3. hyperbole and personification
  4. oxymoron and idiom
Graduate Sociology
Which of the following is not a metaphor for the concept of "strange attractor?"
  1. A bowl of spaghetti
  2. The sound of an automobile engine
  3. The burst of fireworks in the night sky
  4. Smoke rising from a cigarette
Grade 6 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RL.6.4

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Which line from the poem is an example of a metaphor?
  1. "Collecting dust and nagging me"
  2. "Like a child yearning for a playmate"
  3. "The right notes a treasure"
  4. "Time to blow off the dust"
Grade 7 The People Could Fly
What metaphor is used to describe the Master of the plantation?
  1. dark promise
  2. black shining stick
  3. a slice-open cut of pain
  4. hard lump of clay
Grade 6 Metaphor

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Which line from the poem contains a metaphor?
  1. "I am a bee shuffling through the leaves"
  2. "She leans her pink elbow on the green grass"
  3. "and my sneakers imprint dents on the field"
  4. "We are a world apart in the same backyard"
Grade 9 Poetic Devices CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RL.9-10.5

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The house in Stanza 5 serves as a metaphor that represents...
  1. The speaker's childhood home
  2. The spiritual realm where the speaker ends up
  3. The speaker's grave
  4. The home of Death
Grade 8 Figurative Language
"As high as a kite" is an example of a:
  1. metaphor
  2. alliteration
  3. simile
Grade 9 Figurative Language
Grade 11 Metaphor CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RL.11-12.2

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Grade 8 To Kill a Mockingbird
Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
  1. Boo Radley
  2. Atticus Finch
  3. Scout Finch
  4. Tom Robinson
Grade 11 Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Winston's actions against the Party can be seen as a metaphor for:
  1. The triumph of individualism over collectivism
  2. The dangers of totalitarianism and censorship
  3. The power of technology in controlling society
  4. The inevitability of historical cycles and revolutions
Grade 9 Plays
What metaphor does Antonio use to describe himself?
  1. A ship lost at sea.
  2. A sad player on a stage.
  3. A bird in a gilded cage.
  4. A poet without words.
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