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CAHSEE ELA 9.1 Ambiguities
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CAHSEE ELA 9.1 Ambiguities. What is the best way to describe the tone in this passage?

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CAHSEE ELA 9.3 Ambiguities. Which of the following is an example of figurative language in the previous passage?

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CAHSEE ELA 9.4 Ambiguities. Which of the following is not an example of symbolism?

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00:03

Here's an unshmoopy question you'll find on the exam...

00:07

Which of the following is NOT an example of symbolism?

00:11

And here are the potential answers:

00:16

So... what is this question asking?

00:17

Well, what's a symbol, for starters?

00:20

Yeah, uh... not those.

00:21

A symbol is something that represents something else.

00:26

So... consider the answer set and we'll make a little table...

00:29

...because we probably really miss math problems and stuff that looks like this:

00:33

Hm...One of these things is not like the other...

00:37

So here the things symbolized in A, B and C are all figurative representations.

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In other words, they might make us THINK of something else, but they aren't ACTUALLY

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that thing.

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A fire IS hot. It's the only choice that's... literal.

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So the answer is D -- fire.

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As in, "Darn hot."

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