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Grades 6, 7 and 8 - English Language - Middle School - Words (Alliteration, Simile, Rhyme, Personification)
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Quiz on alliteration (repetition of sounds), simile (like, as), rhyme (word endings sounding similar) and personification (life given to objects).
 

Grades 6, 7 and 8 - English Language - Middle School - Words (Alliteration, Simile, Rhyme, Personification)
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1. Choose the correct device(s) in the following sentence.
The engine leaped into life, its pistons protesting loudly.
2. Choose the correct device(s) in the following sentence.
His shout was like the cry of an eagle ready for battle.
3. Choose the correct device(s) in the following sentence.
The cold, creeping, crawling fog enveloped him.
4. Choose the correct device(s) in the following sentence.
His shout was like the cry of an eagle ready for battle.
5. Choose the correct device(s) in the following sentence.
The lively boat ran merrily over the waves.
6. Choose the correct device(s) in the following sentence.
The engine leaped into life, its pistons protesting loudly.
7. Choose the correct device(s) in the following sentence.
The windows of the house stared emptily.
8. Choose the correct device(s) in the following sentence.
The lively boat ran merrily over the waves.
9. Choose the correct device(s) in the following sentence.
The moon was like a ghostly ship.
10. Choose the correct device(s) in the following sentence.
The wiry wool was as white as snow.