9. I have a million things to do today! A. personification
B. imagery
C. hyperbole
D. metaphor

10. Jonathan heard the last piece of cake call his name.

A. idiom
B. personification
C. simile
D. onomotopoeia

Which describes the effect the use of figurative language has on the tone of this excerpt? select all that apply

Which words in this excerpt from the count of monte cristo can be used as synonyms to determine the meaning of the word grotto? dant? s entered the second grotto. the second grotto was lower and more gloomy than the first; the air that could only enter by the newly formed opening had the mephitic smell dant? s was surprised not to find in the outer cavern. he waited in order to allow pure air to displace the foul atmosphere, and then went on. 1. air 2. opening 3. mephitic 4. cavern 5. pure 6. atmosphere

The author’s purpose for including this in the introduction is