TCAP Grade 7 ELA Practice Questions - Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program Grade 7 English Language Arts Exam

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Read the excerpt below: "The midnight storm roared like an angry beast, clawing at the windowpanes with icy fingers." Which combination of figurative language devices is used in this sentence, and what effect does it produce?

Hyperbole and idiom; it exaggerates the size of the house. Metaphor and oxymoron; it creates a peaceful, quiet atmosphere. Alliteration and imagery; it describes the smell of winter rain. Simile and personification; it gives the storm fierce, animalistic traits to emphasize its intensity.

Correct Answer:

Simile and personification; it gives the storm fierce, animalistic traits to emphasize its intensity.

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