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  1. What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: "The moon was a silver coin in the sky"?

    Answer: Metaphor

    This is a metaphor because it directly compares the moon to a silver coin without using 'like' or 'as'.

  2. Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

    Answer: Her voice was like music to his ears.

    A simile uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things; 'her voice was like music' fits this definition.

  3. "The wind whispered secrets through the trees" is an example of which figurative language device?

    Answer: Personification

    Personification gives human traits (whispering) to a non-human thing (the wind).

  4. Which of the following is the best example of hyperbole?

    Answer: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

    Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration for effect; claiming you could eat a horse is clearly impossible and therefore hyperbolic.

  5. "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of which literary device?

    Answer: Alliteration

    Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in nearby words; the repeated 'p' sound throughout makes this alliteration.

  6. In the sentence "The bees buzzed around the hive," which word is an example of onomatopoeia?

    Answer: buzzed

    Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate the sounds they describe; 'buzzed' sounds like the noise bees actually make.

  7. "Break a leg!" said before a performance is an example of which figurative language device?

    Answer: Idiom

    An idiom is a phrase whose overall meaning differs from the literal meaning of its individual words; 'break a leg' means 'good luck,' not a literal broken leg.