Question

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Answer 1

Which figure of speech does Thoreau use to show how loud the bird was in the sentence: "The wingspanerels crow on the trees, clear and piercing for miles over the resounding earth! It would put nations on the alert."?

Personification

Metaphor

Simile

Hyperbole

Answer 2

Which figure of speech does Henry David Thoreau use in the following example: "I grew in those seasons like corn in the night..."?

Personification

Alliteration

Simile

Metaphor

Answer 3

@happinessbreaksbones

Answer 4

"The wingspanerels crow on the trees, clear and piercing for miles over the resounding earth! It would put nations on the alert."?

Okay so, let me give you a few definitions of the options.. :)

Personification is when you assign the qualities of a person to something that isn't human or, in some cases, to something that isn't even alive...

Metaphor is a figure of speech that describes a subject by asserting that it is, on some point of comparison, the same as another otherwise unrelated object. In simpler terms, a metaphor compares two objects/things without using the words "like" or "as",..

Simile is a rhetorical figure expressing comparison or likeness that directly compares two objects through some connective word such as like, as, so, than, or a verb such as resembles.

Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, but is not meant to be taken literally.

SO, for the first one it obviously couldn't be a Metaphor or a Simile since it isn't comparing or using the words "like" "as" "so" "than" and so forth.. The only two options we have left are Personification and Hyperbole..

"The wingspanerels crow on the trees, clear and piercing for miles over the resounding earth! It would put nations on the alert."
Does that sound like something a person would do? Not really. The statement sound a bit exaggerated though... Which means it's a Hyperbole. :)

After reading the definitions I gave you, do you think you know the answer for the second one?

Answer 5

no

Answer 6

"I grew in those seasons like corn in the night..."?
It uses the word "like" when comparing. So that means it would be a Simile :)

Answer 7

wat about the first 1

Answer 8

1.)
Well, first you need to look at what he says to describe the sound of the birds:
-clear and piercing for miles over the resounding earth
-it would put nations on the alert

Which one of these is a fact and which one is an imagined idea?
It is a fact that they were clear and piercing and it was a fact that he could hear them from far away. (though probably exaggerated)
The figure of speech is "it would put nations on the alert" because the birds would not literally put nations on the alert.

Answer 9

so 1st put metafor

Answer 10

no it'd be hyperbole :) you're welcome.
hy·per·bo·le
hīˈpərbəlē/Submit
noun
1.
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Answer 11

Match each figure of speech with its definition.

Match Term Definition
Simile A) A comparison of two unlike things that uses "like" or "as"
Metaphor B) A comparison of two unlike things that does not use comparison words
Personification C) A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis
Hyperbole D) Nonliving or nonhuman things are given human characteristics or abilities
Alliteration E) Repetition of an initial consonant sound to create rhythm

Answer 12

@harrypotter2

Answer 13

1. Simile - A
2. Metaphor - B
3.Personification - D
4.Hyperbole - C
5. Alliteration - E

:) youre welcome

Answer 14

What is the effect of the personification in the following example?

"As long as I live, I'll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche. I'll acquaint myself with the glaciers and wild gardens, and get as near the heart of the world as I can".

It communicates awe and appreciation.

It shows how much the author knows about nature.

It inspires fear of the power of the natural world.

It shows how determined the author is to protect nature.

Answer 15

@harrypotter2

Answer 16

A. When he talks about learning the language of the forces of nature and acquinting himself with the glaciers and gardens he appreciates nature.

Answer 17

it shows* ^^ :)

Answer 18

Read the following sentence: A camper's fire burned the forest.

Which of the following revised sentences uses figurative language to paint a more vivid picture?

A careless camper's fire destroyed the forest.

The group of campers left their fire unattended.

Like a starving beast, the fire consumed the forest.

The camper's fire was like the dangerous fire of 2013.

Answer 19

C.
figurative language
Non-literal or figurative language refers to words, and groups of words, that exaggerate or alter the usual meanings of the component words. A literal usage is the "normal" meanings of the words.
The fire is literally a starving beast consuming the forest ... but it paints a better picture

Answer 20

Match each example of figurative language with its interpretation.

Match Term Definition
“He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls.” A) The passage of prose contains a metaphor that shows how we are all connected.
“As long as I live, I'll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I'll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche.” B) These lines contain alliteration, which creates rhythm.
“I'm only a child yet I know we are all part of a family, five billion strong, in fact, 30 million species strong and we all share the same air, water and soil.” C) These lines contain a hyperbole that creates a vivid image.
“I have seen flocks streaming south in the fall so large that they were flowing over from horizon to horizon in an almost continuous stream all day long.” D) These lines give human abilities such as singing and language to nature.
“O if we but knew what we do When we delve or hew—Hack and rack the growing green!” E) These lines use a simile to show the power of nature.

Answer 21

@harrypotter2

Answer 22

1. E
2. D
3. A
4. C
5.B

I think these are right, you'd have to double check my answers.

Answer 23

What is the effect of the figurative language in the following example?

"I'm only a child yet I know we are all part of a family, five billion strong, in fact, 30 million species strong and we all share the same air, water and soil."

It describes the things that humans do to harm the Earth.

It shows how people, animals, and the earth are all connected.

It shows exactly how many different species are living on Earth.

It creates an image of a family with a child who loves nature.

Answer 24

@harrypotter2

Answer 25

B. It shows how people, animals, and the earth are all connected....

Answer 26

In the following lines, the author compares a bobolink to a ______________ to describe the liveliness of the bird's song.

"After the arrival of the thrushes (a type of bird) came the bobolinks (a type of bird), gushing, gurgling, inexhaustible fountains of song, pouring forth floods of sweet notes over the meadows."

Fountain

Song

Flood

Meadow

Answer 27

What do you think the answer is?

Answer 28

flood

Answer 29

im joking meadow

Answer 30

Good guesses, but I think the answer would be Fountain.. because the author is describing the fountain as flooding and pouring sweet notes over the meadow.

Answer 31

I'm slightly unsure, but that would be the answer I'd go with.

Answer 32

Which of the following figures of speech is not used in the following lines from Alfred, Lord Tennyson's "The Eagle"?

"He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ringed with the azure world, he stands."

personification

simile

hyperbole

alliteration

Answer 33

Remember:

Simile is a rhetorical figure expressing comparison or likeness that directly compares two objects through some connective word such as like, as, so, than, or a verb such as resembles.

^that doesn't sound like the poem, does it?

It would be Simile

Answer 34

thx thats it