Match each literary device with the reason authors use it. idiom repetition allusion paradox makes readers stop and think about the truth in a seemingly untrue statement arrowRight builds a connection with the reader by referring to an event, a person, or another text arrowRight emphasizes key information and important ideas arrowRight adds creativity to writing and paints vivid images in the reader’s mind arrowRight

Match each excerpt with the type of essay it represents. tiles persuasive descriptive expository narrative pairs type example modern art comes in all forms, shapes, and sizes. generally, the era known as the modern art movement includes paintings, sculptures, and other artwork created from 1880 to 1945. artwork produced during this period became progressively more abstract and less realistic. in the early part of this period, artists experimented by interpreting color, shape, and form in unique ways that represented their own visions rather than nature. at the height of the modern art movement in the early 1940s paintings and sculptures were completely abstract, with no recognizable objects. two interesting movements of this era include cubism and abstract expressionism. arrowboth

In hard times by charles dickens, mr. gradgrind’s name can be interpreted in several ways. the selection supports all of the following interpretations except he grinds out graduates who are similar to each other as if he were running a factory he grinds the importance of facts into students’ heads he grinds down children by crushing their imaginations he grinds his teeth together, suggesting his intolerance for fantasy

Hyperbole in the book messenger by lois lowry