Question

question 5 (5 points) (01.03 lc) match each figurative - language device with its definition. column a 1. alliteration 2. hyperbole 3. idiom 4. simile column b a. the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables b. a comparison of two unlike things, often introduced by like or as c. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally d. an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole question 6 (5 points) (01.03 lc) match each figurative - language device with its definition. column a 1. allusion 2. meiosis 3. metaphor 4. onomatopoeia 5. personification column b a. the presentation of a thing with underemphasis, especially in order to achieve a greater effect, understatement b. the forming of a word (as in buzz or hiss) in imitation of a natural sound c. a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, political, or religious significance d. a word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar e. representing a thing or idea as a person question 7 (2 points) (01.03 mc) read the excerpt from the most dangerous game by richard connell. answer the question that follows. there was no breeze. the sea was as flat as a plate - glass window. we were drawing near the island then. what i felt was a - a mental chill; a sort of sudden dread. which figurative - language device is used in the bolded line? a allusion b metaphor c personification d simile question 8 (2 points) (01.03 mc) read the excerpt from the most dangerous game by richard connell. answer the question that follows. but as he forged along he saw to his great astonishment that all the lights were in one enormous building - a lofty structure with pointed towers plunging upward into the gloom. his eyes made out the shadowy outlines of a palatial chateau; it was set on a high bluff, and on three sides of it cliffs dived down to where the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows.

Explanation:

• Question 5: Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds, so it matches with a. Hyperbole is exaggerated statements, matching with c. Idiom is an expression with non - literal meaning, matching with d. Simile is a comparison using "like" or "as", matching with b.
• Question 6: Allusion is a brief and indirect reference, so it matches with c. Meiosis is under - emphasis, matching with a. Metaphor is a non - literal comparison, matching with d. Onomatopoeia is words imitating natural sounds, matching with b. Personification is giving human qualities to non - human things, matching with e.
• Question 7: The phrase "The sea was as flat as a plate - glass window" uses "as...as" to compare the sea to a plate - glass window, which is a simile.
• Question 8: The phrase "cliffs dived down to where the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows" gives the sea human - like qualities (licking lips), which is personification.

Answer:

• Question 5: 1 - a, 2 - c, 3 - d, 4 - b
• Question 6: 1 - c, 2 - a, 3 - d, 4 - b, 5 - e
• Question 7: d. Simile
• Question 8: c. Personification