Which excerpt has an example of personification?
Read the excerpt from "Aunty Misery.”One day, a traveler stopped at the old woman's hut and asked her for permission to spend the night under her roof. Aunty Misery saw that he had an honest face and bade the pilgrim come in. She fed him and made a bed for him in front of her hearth. In the morning the stranger told her that he would show his gratitude for her hospitality by granting her one wish.The allegory found in this excerpt expresses which symbolic message?
Read the excerpt from "Aunty Misery.”La Tia Miseria was blamed by these people for their troubles, of course. Not wishing to be unfair, the old woman made a deal with her prisoner, Death: if he promised not ever to come for her again, she would give him his freedom. He agreed. And that is why there are two things you can always count on running into in this world: Misery and Death: La miseria y la muerte.Which element of an allegory is found in this excerpt?
Read the excerpt from "Aunty Misery.”The doctors claimed no one bothered to come in for examinations or treatments anymore, because they did not fear dying; the pharmacists' business suffered too because medicines are, like magic potions, bought to prevent or postpone the inevitable; priests and undertakers were unhappy with the situation also, for obvious reasons.What is the best explanation of the figurative language used in the underlined phrase?
Which line from "Aunty Misery” is an example of a simile?
An allegory most often uses characters to
A theme is
Which is the best definition of an allegory?
Read the excerpt from "Aunty Misery.”With a heavy sigh like wind through a tomb, Senor Death climbed the pear tree. Immediately he became stuck to it as if with glue. And no matter how much he cursed and threatened, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to release Death.What is the meaning of the simile in the underlined phrase?
Read the excerpt from a folktale.Poor Leo the Lion, worried he would never escape the hunter’s net! Then, who did he see scampering through the jungle? The same mouse he had released from his trap just a few days before. When the mouse saw his friend, the lion, he quickly nibbled through the knotted net and set him free. "You rescued me,” the mouse said. "Now it’s my turn to set you free!”Which theme can be found in this excerpt?
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