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- Question
Voice in literary nonfiction refers to
Options- A. description that appeals to the five senses
- B. the overall presence of a personality behind the text
- C. the attitude that the author or narrator has toward the subject or reader
- D. nonfiction that uses elements and devices common in fictional stories
- Correct Answer
- description that appeals to the five senses
- 1. Which of the following is an example of a simile?
Options- A. Clouds of vanilla cotton candy floated in the sky.
- B. His stomach rumbled like an approaching train.
- C. She was drowning in a sea of grief.
- D. He was a hurricane in her heart. Discuss
- 2. Generally speaking, novels have
Options- A. multiple settings
- B. limited characters
- C. no resolutions
- D. single themes Discuss
- 3. One who is fond of fighting
Options- A. Militant
- B. Aggressive
- C. Bellicose
- D. Belligerent Discuss
- 4. Small most nearly means
Options- A. Muscular
- B. Slippery
- C. Tiny
- D. Bacon Discuss
- 5. Give me a word that means the opposite of dull?
Options- A. Sharp
- B. Bright
- C. Exciting
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 6. The act of violating the sanctity of the church is called Sacrilege.
Options- A. TRUE
- B. FALSE Discuss
- 7. Iteration is most similar in meaning to
Options- A. Ending
- B. Looping
- C. Starting
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 8. Choose the correct verb form from those in brackets. The earth _ round the sun.
Options- A. moves
- B. moved
- C. move
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 9. Alliteration is an example of what?
Options- A. Assonance
- B. Consonance
- C. Tongue twisters
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 10. In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase. Argus eyed
Options- A. A pretence
- B. Flatterer
- C. Short tempered
- D. Observant Discuss
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Correct Answer: His stomach rumbled like an approaching train.
Explanation:
In the given options, "His stomach rumbled like an approaching train" is an example of Simile.
All the other options are examples of metaphors.
Simile and Metaphor are both figure of speeches in English which are used for comparing things but the only difference is Simile uses LIKE or AS words in comparing and metaphor directly compares without using any words.
Correct Answer: multiple settings
Correct Answer: Bellicose
Explanation:
The person one who is fond of fighting is known as Bellicose.
Correct Answer: Tiny
Explanation:
Small means a little in size or quantity.
Here in the given options, Tiny means same as small.
Hence, Small most nearly means as Tiny.
Correct Answer: All of the above
Explanation:
Dull means not sharp, not shining, not bright, ...
Hence, the given words are all that means the opposite of dull.
Correct Answer: TRUE
Explanation:
The act of violating or misuse of what is regarded as sacred i.e, like the sanctity of the church is called Sacrilege.
Correct Answer: Looping
Explanation:
Iteration is most similar in meaning to the word repeatation i.e, looping.
Correct Answer: moves
Explanation:
The earth moves round the sun.
Correct Answer: Consonance
Explanation:
Alliteration is an example of Consonance. Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another in a piece of text.
Example is "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
Whereas
Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds, sometimes creating end rhymes.
Correct Answer: Observant
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