Secret Life Of Bees; Figurative Language

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This was made for an english final. It's about the book The Secret Life of Bees.


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  • 1. 

    In the Secret Life of Bees, August often talks about the bees as if they are humans, saying at one point: "She's giving you a little warning. When they bump your forehead, they're saying, I've got my eye on you, so you be careful."This is an example of,

    • A.

      Simle

    • B.

      Hyperbole

    • C.

      Ontomatapoeia

    • D.

      Personification

    Correct Answer
    D. Personification
    Explanation
    In this passage, August is attributing human characteristics to the bees by saying that they are giving a warning and watching over someone. This is an example of personification, as it involves giving human qualities to non-human entities.

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  • 2. 

    While Lily is surrounded by the bees, she describes herself in a very odd way, saying, "I was the stamen in the middle of a twirling flower". This is an example of,

    • A.

      Simile

    • B.

      Personification

    • C.

      Metaphor

    • D.

      Consonance

    Correct Answer
    C. MetapHor
    Explanation
    The given statement, "I was the stamen in the middle of a twirling flower," compares Lily to a stamen in a flower using the word "was." This comparison is not meant to be taken literally, as Lily is not actually a stamen. Therefore, this statement is an example of a metaphor, which is a figure of speech that compares two things by stating that one thing is another thing.

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  • 3. 

    In the passage on pages 161 and 162 of The Secret Life of Bees, Lily is writing a letter to her father. In the passage, the words, death, deaf, day, daddy, dictionary, delightful, determined, despicable, and disappointment. These words are an example of...

    • A.

      Imagery

    • B.

      Onomatapoeia

    • C.

      Consonance

    • D.

      Assonance

    Correct Answer
    C. Consonance
    Explanation
    The passage contains a repetition of consonant sounds, specifically the "d" sound, in words like death, deaf, day, daddy, dictionary, delightful, determined, despicable, and disappointment. This repetition creates a musical quality and rhythm in the passage, making it an example of consonance.

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  • 4. 

    Find and quote one instance where a character is described using indirect characterization.

  • 5. 

    Find and quote one instance where a character is described using direct characterization.

  • 6. 

    Find and quote one instance of a hyperbole.

  • 7. 

    "...bees squeezed through the cracks of my bedroom wall and flew circles around the room, making that propeller sound, a high-pitched zzzzzz that hummed along my skin."zzzzzz is an example of _______________?

    Correct Answer
    Ontomatapoeia
    Explanation
    The given sentence describes the sound made by the bees as "zzzzzz," which is a representation of the actual sound. This literary device is known as onomatopoeia, where words are used to imitate or recreate sounds. In this case, "zzzzzz" is an example of onomatopoeia as it mimics the buzzing sound of the bees.

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  • 8. 

    Mary, mother's, seemed, mother, molded, me, ___________...Using Consonance, what would be another acceptable word to add?

    Correct Answer
    meanness, morning, anything with "m"
    Explanation
    The answer is "anything with 'm'". This is because consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity, and in this case, the consonant sound being repeated is the letter "m". Therefore, any word that starts with the letter "m" would be another acceptable word to add in order to maintain the consonance in the sentence.

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  • 9. 

    Open, outside, over, our, door, ____________.... Using Assonance, what would be another acceptable word to add?

    Correct Answer
    out, one, brood, anything with an "O"
    Explanation
    The question asks for another acceptable word to add using assonance. Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. In the given options, all the words have the vowel sound "O" in them. Therefore, any word with the "O" sound would be another acceptable word to add.

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