Read this excerpt from Rainer Maria Rilke’s “The Spanish Dancer” and answer the question. As on all its sides a kitchen-match darts white Flickering tongues before it bursts into flame:

What figure of speech does Rilke use in the line above?

oxymoron
hyperbole
personification
irony

Which sentence will fatima’s teacher most likely ask her to revise?

What's my name? if you know you know

In a group discussion, which statement most clearly uses evidence to support a conclusion? a) the author makes some good points, but i feel that he’s ultimately biased. b) the author proves that he’s biased when he uses terms like “silly” and “stupid”. c) the author obviously hates the way fast food tastes, which is why he’s negative. d) the author first criticizes fast food, and then goes in to criticize junk food.