Question

Which figure of speech is used in the bolded lines in the following excerpt from this poem by Langston Hughes?

Dreams

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
(Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.) <---- that is bolded

metaphor
alliteration
simile <----
onomatopoeia

Answer 1

@skullpatrol

Answer 2

A simile uses the word "like."

Answer 3

Life is like a bowl of chocolates :)

Answer 4

metaphor?

Answer 5

Yes, it is a metaphoric figure of speech to say life is a broken-winged bird.

Answer 6

Which option corrects the double negative, yet has the same meaning as the following sentence?

We ain’t got nothing to share.

We don’t have nothing to share.
We have barely nothing to share.
We have nothing to share. <-----
We don’t got nothing to share.

Answer 7

Correct :)

Answer 8

For which of the following do you need to drop the final e before adding the suffix?

manage + -ment
care + -ful
advise + -able <---------
clue + -less

Answer 9

Correct :)

Answer 10

Sole and _____are homophones.

soar <-------
sore
solid
soul

Answer 11

For which of the following do you need to change the final y to i before adding the suffix?

happy + -ness
enjoy + -ment
say + -ing
play + -er

Answer 12

Homophones sound the same.

Answer 13

For which of the following do you need to change the final y to i before adding the suffix?

happy + -ness <------------
enjoy + -ment
say + -ing
play + -er

Answer 14

Correct :)