Personification?
Hyperbole?
Simile?
Metaphor?
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100
The streets of the city growled with morning traffic.
YES
100
Star Wars is the GREATEST MOVIE FRANCHISE EVER.
NO
100
It felt like little needles were sticking into his foot.
YES
100
Her hair flowed down her back; a black, shimmering waterfall.
YES
100
Acrisius, King of Argos, threw Perseus and his mother Danae into one of these so that he could confound the Oracle's prophecy.
What is a chest?
200
Perseus' blade sang as it delivered the killing blow to Medusa.
YES
200
The flight back from Japan took forever!
YES
200
He was as muscular as John Cena
YES
200
That assignment was a breeze.
YES
200
Icarus' father, and the architect of the Labyrinth on Crete.
Who is Daedalus?
300
When she laughed, the sound was like birdsong.
NO
300
I would rather eat nails than do another reading log.
YES
300
It was soft as goose feathers.
YES
300
The wind cut at him like a knife.
NO
300
The Minotaur was the son of King Minos' wife and a bull sent by this Greek god.
Who is Poseidon?
400
The wolf's mournful howl echoed dismally in the canyon.
NO
400
Samson is a natural at hockey.
NO
400
He drank it, and the water was cold; it was the kind of cold that you'd expect in Antarctica.
NO
400
The desert was as dry as a bone.
NO
400
Made of dog skin, Perseus received this gift from Athena in order to kill Medusa.
What is the Cap of Invisibility?
500
The flowers smiled, turning their faces to the shining sun.
YES
500
Theseus was super rude.
NO
500
The couch was old and ugly, as old and ugly as a couch can get.
NO
500
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
YES
500
Mr. Heisey's dog Charlie Marlow is named after the main character of this famous book by Joseph Conrad.
What is "The Heart of Darkness?"
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