smiley face tricks

It was Lexi who failed the test. It was Lexi who brought down the class average. It was Lexi who everyone disliked. Which trick is this an example of?

• Repetition for Effect

• Full-Circle Ending

• Hyperbole

• Hyphenated Modifier

My classroom is a zoo. What kind of figurative language is this?

• Metaphor

• personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

The raindrops raced down the bus window, anxious to disappear from the sight of the energetic elementary school children. This is an example of which figurative language?

• Idiom

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

When I got a C- on my report card, my mother gave me the I-am-very-disappointed-you-can-do-better-than-this speech. Which trick is this an example of?

• Hyphenated Modifier

• Repetition for Effect

• Figurative Language

• Full Circle Ending

The girls in first period always bring their the-earth-revolved-around-us attitudes to class. What is the hyphenated modifier in this sentence describing?

• The Girls

• First Period

• The Attitudes

• The Class

Johnny's parents called him down to the living room. Johnny and his parents had a long talk about family heirlooms, and then they handed him a messily wrapped object. "What is it?" Johnny asked. "Open it and you'll find out," his mother replied. Johnny hastily unwrapped the package, and there is his hands lay a tattered book. "It's yours to keep," Johnny's father said. Johnny put the book down, got up from the sofa, and walked to his room without saying a word. "Why did they give me an old book?" Johnny thought to himself. He opened the book and started reading. Over the next few days, the book was glued to Johnny's hands; it was the miraculous, first-hand account of how his family came to America. Years later, Johnny had a child of his own; her name was Julia. "Julia, why don't you sit down and talk with us. We have something for you." Johnny and his wife handed Julia a messily wrapped book. - This is an example of which three tricks?

• Figurative Language, repetition, Magic 3

• Magic 3, hyperbole, full circle ending

• Magic 3, repetition, specific details for effect

• Repetition for Effect, figurative language, full circle ending

See no evil. Hear no evil. Speak no evil. - This is an example of which trick?

• Repetition for Effect

• The Magic Three

• Figurative Language

• Specific Details for Effect

She is as blind as a bat. What trick is this an example of?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

She blinked her blue eyes, chewed on her nail, and frowned at the interviewer.

• Simile

• Specific Details for Effect

• Magic Three

• Personification

Taking notes in Statistics class was like watching paint dry.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole