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Tina is a tall as a mountain.


  1. Onomatopoeia

  2. Personification

  3. Simile

3. Simile

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It is raining cats and dogs.


  1. Alliteration

  2. Idiom

  3. Metaphor 

2. Idiom

10

Life is a highway.


  1. Simile

  2. Metaphor

  3. Onomatopoeia

2. Metaphor
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Tim’s explanation is as clear as mud.  

What does the simile in this sentence emphasize?


  1. Tim has a very clear explanation.

  2. Tim’s explanation is unclear.

  3. Tim does not have an explanation  

2. Tim's explantation is unclear

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In geometry class, Karolina never stops talking.

What does the hyperbole in this sentence emphasize?


  1. Karolina is not very intelligent.

  2. Karolina needs to talk to the teacher.

  3. Karolina is very talkative.

3. Karolina is very talkative

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Angelina thought life was a fashion show.


  1. Alliteration

  2. Personification

  3. Metaphor

3. Metaphor

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Patty picked petunias in the garden.


  1. Alliteration

  2. Personification

  3. Onomatopoeia

1. Alliteration

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I had a ton of homework last night.


  1. Hyperbole

  2. Metaphor

  3. Simile

1. Hyperbole

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Our new house cost a bazillion dollars.

What does the hyperbole in this sentence emphasize?


  1. The family bought a new house.

  2. The new house was inexpensive.

  3. The new house was expensive.

3. The new house was expensive

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During gym class, I noticed that Betty is a tall as a tree.

What is emphasized with the simile in this sentence?


  1. Betty likes gym class.

  2. Betty is taller than the trees in the forest.

  3. Betty is very tall.

3. Betty is very tall

30

The sun was calling my name.


  1. Personification

  2. Onomatopoeia

  3. Idiom 

1. Personification

30

Lightning danced across the sky.


  1. Onomatopoeia

  2. Alliteration

3. Personification

3. Personification

30

The little pig said, “I’m not home.”


  1. Metaphor

  2. Idiom

  3. Personification

3. Personification

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Bill’s stomach is a bottomless pit.  

What is emphasized with the metaphor in this sentence?


  1. Bill is hungry.

  2. Bill likes barbeque.

  3. Bill is always hungry.

3. Bill is always hungry

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The earthquake rumbled the foundation of the house. 

What does the onomatopoeia in this sentence emphasize?


  1. The size of the house.

  2. The sound of the earthquake.

  3. The location of the earthquake.

2. The sound of the earthquake

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The cat hissed at the dog.


  1. Personification

  2. Onomatopoeia

  3. Simile

2. Onomatopoeia
40

My car goes faster than the speed of light.


  1. Hyperbole

  2. Personification

  3. Alliteration

1. Hyperbole

40

Baseball is as American as apple pie.  

Smile

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The car complained as the key was turned. 

What is emphasized with the personification in this sentence?


  1. The car started.

  2. The car is very fast.

  3. The car may need to be fixed.

3. The car may need to be fixed.

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Quincy’s quilters quit quilting quickly.

What does the alliteration in this sentence emphasize?


  1. Quincy’s quilters are fast.

  2. Quincy’s quilters didn’t work very long.  

  3. Quincy’s quilters didn’t work at all.

2. Quincy's quilters didn't work very long

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I will die if I can’t get a Smartphone.

Hyperbole

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Jim loves the swish of a basketball as it goes through the net.

Onomatopoeia

50

This week will never end.

Hyperbole

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You could have knocked me over with a feather.  

What is emphasized with the hyperbole in this sentence?

The person in the sentence is very surprised

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Sarah discovered that Brian was a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

What is emphasized with the idiom in this sentence?


  1. Brian’s unreliability 

  2. Brian’s costume

  3. Brian’s kindness 

1. Brian's unreliability