A figure of speech that gives human characteristics to that which is not living.

a. personification

b. idiom

c. irony

d. hyperbole

20. Define the following word using the meaning of the suffix. Use your dictionary if you are uncertain of the definition. Argument a. full of disagreement b. act of disagreement c. state of disagreement d. quality of disagreement

The topic sentences in the body of the essay are determined by what elements of the thesis?

What does the prediction about the she-wolf and the hound tell you about dantes purpose in writing the inferno?

Which sentence most effectively uses a formal style and tone? In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Europe was obsessed with finding a clock that could keep accurate time aboard a rocking ship. Clockmaking was important to Britain.

Which sentence makes the best use of a transitional word or phrase? A. Math was interesting to me in high school; likewise, it is interesting to me in college. B.

The last thing the speaker does in the introduction is the:

Which sentence uses a verb that agrees with its subject? A. Was you thinking of going tonight? B. Have the puppy been fed his dinner yet? C. Are the Nelson's cat in that tree? D. Does she like to paint portraits?

The fourth car on the frieght train was filled with grain

How does the opinion statement reflect the realistic and feminist ideas in Trifles? The formal language sounds realistic, and the opinion illustrates the feminist idea that women should focus on their appearance.

Which type of pronoun is used in the following sentence? Mars, which is sometimes called the Red Planet, is the fourth planet in the solar system. A. indefinite B. demonstrative C. interrogative D. relative