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Praxis 5038 Literary Devices and Terms 100% Correct Figurative Language Language that is not intended to be interpreted in a literal sense. Figure of Speech A word or an expression that is not meant to be interpreted in a literal sense. Allegorical, Allegory characters, setting or actions that have ideas or moral qualities represented by abstractions. Allegorical, Allegory Example: Bashful looked over with red cheeks. Clumsy made the kitchen sink leak. Happy brightened the day for all, Grumpy...

English Language Arts : Content Knowledge (5038) Exam Questions And Answers 100% Verified Simile - answerCompares two unlike things using the words 'like', or 'as'. For example, the dog smells like dirty socks. Metaphor - answerCompares two unlike things without using the words 'like' or 'as'. In the image, life is being compared to a pathway that meanders. Life is not a straightforward path. Assonance - answerThe repetition of vowel sounds to create rhyme in phrases or sentences....

PACE Final Exam Study Set - White & Purple Packets With 100% Correct And Verified Answers alliteration - Correct Answer-repetition of initial consonant sounds at close intervals allusion - Correct Answer-using a reference to a familiar person, place, thing, or event apostrophe - Correct Answer-When a character speaks to a character or object that is not present or is unable to respond (i.e. dead) or to a non-human force that cannot understand figurative language - Correct Answer-Langua...

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World fo Business Module 7- Globalization Exam With 100% Correct Answers 2024 how cashews explain globalization - answer-globalization typically results in (financial incentives to provide labor and natural resources at the lowest cost) for emerging and underdeveloped countries -cashew workers in Kollam, India lost their jobs due to Indian government labor laws -the author refers to Marxist ideals as illustrated by the unionization of workers to address wages, working hours, etc. What is...

IXL Skills Test: 1Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Euphemism - ANSWER-a polite or indirect expression that is used to de-emphasize an unpleasant topic. The head of Human Resources would never refer to firing people, only to laying them off. Hyperbole - ANSWER-an obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally. I ate so much that I think I might explode! oxymoron - ANSWER-a joining of two seemingly contradictory terms. Some reviewers are calling this book a new class...

AP Lang Study Guide Test 2024. The speaker suggests that the primary purpose of the passage is to - CORRECT ANSWER C. Probe for an appropriate association Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage? - CORRECT ANSWER B. Mock solemnity The function of the opening sentence might best be described as - CORRECT ANSWER B. Establishing the status of a situation The function of the second sentence lines (4-7) is to - CORRECT ANSWER A. Dispense with a possible explanation ...

Abstract Diction - correct answer Language that denotes ideas, emotions, conditions, or concepts that are intangible-impenetrable, incredible, inscrutable, inconceivable, unfathomable ad hominem - correct answer Latin for "against the man." Attacking the person instead of the argument proposed by that individual. An argument directed to the personality, prejudices, previous words and actions of an opponent rather than an appeal to pure reason. Example: "Rush Limbau...

'one summer evening (led by her) - Answer '(led by her)' unclear... led by the boat? led by nature- personification 'a little boat tied to a willow tree' - Answer starts with a happy, rural image. tranquil, calm and natural. 'act of stealth' - Answer knows what he is doing something wrong- hinting that something bad is going to happen. 'troubled pleasure' - Answer oxymoron, he is taking an exciting risk, knows what he is doing is and but it feels good 'glittering' 'sparkl...

This document provides detailed descriptions of literary devices such as sound devices, figures of speech (antithesis, pun, irony, paradox, oxymoron etc.) and figures of speech based on associated ideas (litotes, synecdoche, transferred epithet etc.) There are also exercises included. Perfect for grade 10 - 12 English Home Language Paper 1