English 2 Midterm 2024

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What is personification?

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Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is figurative language?

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Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

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Provide an example of personification.

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The wind whispered through the trees.

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Provide an example of a simile.

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Her smile was as bright as the sun.

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Provide an example of a metaphor.

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Time is a thief.