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Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Mood and Tone
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Is this an example of a simile? How do you know? Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep
Yes, because it uses the word like to compare two unlike things
100
Is this an example of a metaphor? How do you know? America is a melting pot.
Yes, because it compares two unlike things, without using as, like, or resembles
100
Is this an example of a hyperbole? How do you know? The universe is big.
No, because it is not an exaggeration
100
Is this an example of personification? How do you know? The wind screamed as it raced around the house
Yes, the statement is giving human qualities to inhuman things
100
Which device mood or tone, has to do with how the reader feels?
mood
200
Is this an example of a simile? How do you know? As dead as a doornail
Yes, because it uses the word as to compare two unlike things
200
Is this an example of a metaphor? How do you know? As cool as a cucumber
No, because it uses the word as to compare to unlike things
200
Is this an example of a hyperbole? How do you know? I could eat a horse
Yes, because it is an exaggeration
200
Is this an example of personification? How do you know? The women was lazy and unkempt
No, because it is not giving human qualities to inhuman things
200
What are some of the tools that author's use to create a particular mood in their work?
word choice, imagery, sentence structure, character actions
300
Is this an example of a simile? How do you know? Her home was a prison
No, because it does compare two unlike things using like or as
300
Is this an example of a metaphor? How do you know? My father is a rock.
Yes, because it compares two unlike things without using the word as, like, or resembles
300
Is this an example of an hyperbole? How do you know? Running faster than the speed of light
Yes, because it is an exaggeration
300
Is this an example of personification? How do you know? The sun played hide and seek with the clouds
Yes, because the statement is giving human qualities to inhuman things.
300
How does an author create a particular tone in his work?
word choice and images
400
Is this an example of a simile? How do you know?Watching the show was like watching paint dry
Yes, because it is comparing two unilike things using like or as
400
Is this an example of a metaphor? How do you know? Sits there like a bump on a log
No, because it uses the word like to compare two unlike things
400
Is this an example of a hyperbole? How do you know? The desert is sometimes sandy and dry
No, because it is not an exaggeration
400
Is this an example of personification? How do you know? The man whispered softly in the night
No, because the statement is not giving human qualities to inhuman things
400
What is the definition of mood?
The feelings or emotions evoked by a piece of literature
500
What is the definition of a simile?
A comparison betweeen two unlike things that uses the words as, like, or resembles.
500
What is the definition of a metaphor?
A metaphor is a comparison between two basically dissimilar things that does not use the word as, like, or resembles?
500
What is the definition of a hyperbole?
A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect.
500
What is the definition of personification?
Personification gives human qualities to inhuman things such as animals or objects.
500
What is the definition of tone?
How the author feels about a particular subject