English 2 Midterm 2024

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What is hyperbole?

Back

A great exaggeration used to emphasize a point, often for expressive or comic effect. Example: 'I have a ton of chores to do.'

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Identify the literary device: 'I've been waiting in line for a hundred years.'

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Hyperbole

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What does it mean if an assignment is described as a breeze?

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The assignment is easy.

Front

Identify the literary device: 'The ocean called my name.'

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Personification

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What does 'the feather danced across the room' imply?

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The feather moved about the room freely.

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Define personification.

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A literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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Define simile.

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile was like the sun.'

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. Example: 'It's raining cats and dogs.'

Front

Identify the literary device: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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Personification