Match the example to the word. 1. purring kitten understatement 2. playing people passed the pond hyperbole 3. i know that goat odor. alliteration 4. he looked at his totaled bicycle and said calmly, "it's just a scratch." assonance 5. although the monarchy lacks formal power, he still respects the crown. onomatopoeia 6. my computer is moody this morning. personification 7. "son, that finger painting is a masterpiece! " metonymy 8. "this is wonderful," he said while looking at his totaled bicycle. metaphor 9. her smile is a breath of fresh air. irony 10. his disposition is as light as a marshmallow. simile

 1.purring kitten
onomatopoeia 
"Purr" is the noise a cat makes

2.playing people passed the pond
alliteration 
Repetition of the letter p in the beginning of words

3.I know that goat odor.
assonance 
Repetition of the "o" vowel sound

4.He looked at his totaled bicycle and said calmly, "It's just a scratch." 
understatement 
Self-explanatory

5.Although the monarchy lacks formal power, he still respects the crown. metonymy
The "crown" as a symbol for the monarchy

6.My computer is moody this morning.
personification
Giving the computer human qualities (mood)

7. "Son, that finger painting is a masterpiece!" 
hyperbole 
Exaggerated the quality of the painting

 8. "This is wonderful," he said while looking at his totaled bicycle.
 irony 
Sarcasm

 9.Her smile is a breath of fresh air. 
metaphor
Implied comparison

10.His disposition is as light as a marshmallow.
simile
Comparison using the word "as"

The answer is "he was bad enough in all conscience, but the devil himself could not temp him to turn slave-trader. satirical is a synonym for sarcastic. so when the author says that tom walker could not be tempted by the devil he does not literally mean "the devil" but he means that he is too morally upright to become a slave-trader.