Read the following sentence:Your perfume, my weakness and your secret, follows me like a snakebite.Which of the following best explains the effect of the word snakebite in this sentence?A.It is similar in sound and meaning to the word perfume.B.It is predictable because snakebites commonly follow people.C.It stands out because of both its sound and its meaning.D.It creates an echo of the word follows, which was used earlier.

The speaker compares the snake to “water and the wind” mainly becauseA. its movements are the same.B. it resembles the elements.C. it moves swiftly and lightly.D. it is light and airy.strikethrough_schat_bubble_outline

To the speaker, the snake is indestructible because itA. has many lives.B. uses camouflage to deceiveC. can hide beneath the earth’s surface.D. has become part of the speaker’s mind.strikethrough_schat_bubble_outline

Which best explains what it means for a word to contain a feeling?A.The word does not have any synonyms or related words.B.The sound of the word seems related to the emotions it implies.C.The word is a probably not an example of onomatopoeia.D.The emotions of the word do not have a relationship to the sound.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which of the following is an example of Batesian mimicry?a) A clownfish living within an anemoneb) A hawkmoth larva resembling a harmful snakec) The resemblance between cuckoo bees and yellow jacketsd) The relationship between acacia trees and ants

Question 8 of 25Which is a reason that the effects of assonance are often subtler than those of alliteration?A.Consonant sounds tend to be stronger than vowel sounds.B.Consonant sounds are repeated more often in regular speech.C.Vowel sounds tend to be more prominent than consonant sounds.D.Vowel sounds do not often appear in ancient forms of poetry.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS