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1) Alliteration

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1) Alliteration

A) The snow crunched beneath his feet

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B) The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain

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C) He hurried home to Harriet

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1) Alliteration

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C) He hurried home to Harriet

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2) Assonance

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2) Assonance

A) The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain

B) Life is too important to be taken seriously

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C) Mike likes his new bike

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2) Assonance

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C) The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain

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3) Consonance

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3) Consonance

A) Pitter-patter

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B) The snow crunched beneath his feet

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C) Life is too important to be taken seriously

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3) Consonance

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A) Pitter-patter

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4) Metaphor

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4) Metaphor

A) Mike liked his bike

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B) Time is money

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C) Slept like a log

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4) Metaphor

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B) Time is Money

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5) Simile

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5) Simile

A) Love is a battlefield

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B) The sun smiled

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C) Fought like cats and dogs

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5) Simile

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C) Fought like cats and dogs

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6) Personification

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6) Personification

A) Slept like a log

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B) The sun smiled

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C) The snow crunched beneath his feet

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6) Personification

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B) The sun smiled

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7) Imagery

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7) Imagery

A) I feel the ladder sway as the boughs bend

B) Dreams that were young, dreams that are old

C) Life is too important to be taken seriously

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7) Imagery

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A) I feel the ladder sway as the boughs bend

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8) Repetition

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8) Repetition

A) Dreams that were young, dreams that are old

B) Splish splash goes the puddle

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C) I’ll love you until the river jumps over the mountain

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8) Repetition

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A) Dreams that were young, dreams that are old

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9) Hyperbole

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9) Hyperbole

A) Splish splash goes the puddle

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B) I’ll love you until the river jumps over the mountain

C) The moon was a ghostly galleon

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9) Hyperbole

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B) I’ll love you until the river jumps over the mountain

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10) Paradox

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10) Paradox

A) The moon was a ghostly galleon

B) The wild wind whisked the leaves away

C) Life is too important to be taken seriously

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10) Paradox

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C) Life is too important to be taken seriously

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11) Oxymoron

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11) Oxymoron

A) Sweet sorrow

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B) This is the beginning of the end

C) She scorched you with her radiance

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11) Oxymoron

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A) Sweet sorrow

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12) Onomatopoeia

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12) Onomatopoeia

A) This is the beginning of the end

B) Splish splash goes the puddle

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C) The wild wind whisked the leaves away

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12) Onomatopoeia

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B) Splish splash goes the puddle

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13) Symbolism

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13) Symbolism

A) This is the beginning of the end

B) My love is like a red, red rose that sprung in June

C) A terrible beauty is born

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13) Symbolism

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B) My love is like a red, red rose that sprung in June

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Answers – Give yourself a point for each correct one.

  • 1 – C
  • 2 – C
  • 3 – A
  • 4 – B
  • 5 – C
  • 6 – B
  • 7 – A
  • 8 – A
  • 9 - B
  • 10 – C
  • 11 – A
  • 12 – B
  • 13 – B

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