The Loisels returned to their home ______ that they had lost the necklace.
exorbitant
iridescent
infallible
disconsolate
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Which is an example of irony?
Telling jokes to your friends
Harrison Bergeron being killed by the Handicapper General
The boys in the LOTF wearing face paint and dancing
Spending 10 years to pay for a necklace that ends up a fake
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My heart felt as warm as the sun-soaked grasses when I saw her.
simile
metaphor
personfication
irony
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What is symbolism?
When the outcome of a story is different than expected
When sth has multiple meanings or represents sth else
When you compare two unlike things using "like" or "as"
When an inanimate object takes on human traits
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In your opinion, what is the symbolic meaning of the pig's head on a stick that Simon encounters?
Answers will vary.
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In your opinion, what is the symbolic meaning of the signal fire in LOTF?
Answers will vary.
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In your opinion, what is the symbolic meaning of Ralph and Jack's rivalry in LOTF?
Answers will vary.
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Coffee is a rainbow in my heart on a dark and cloudy day.
simile
irony
personification
metaphor
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"'Hope' is a thing with feathers that perches in the soul."
personification
allusion
metaphor
simile
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There was no sign left of the storm, and the beach was swept clean like a blade that has been scoured.
metaphor
personification
alliteration
simile
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The darkness placed a hand on my shoulder and made me shudder.
symbolism
simile
personification
metaphor
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Which is an example of irony?
A happy ending in a play
Forgiving your enemies
Saying "It's a beautiful day!" when the weather is terrible
Being hunted by "savages"
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The "savages" who had never cared about the signal fire accidentally signaled a passing ship when they set the forest on fire trying to kill or capture Ralph.
personification
metaphor
irony
simile
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His poor singing voice was a _______ to his dreams of becoming a pop star.
vigilance
illiterate
adulation
hinderance
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My teacher couldn't hear me and I had to _______ my point.