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English Midterm Practice Study Guide Questions
1.Figurative Language: Language that goes beyond the literal meaning
of words to express ideas or feelings in a more creative or imaginative
way. This includes metaphors, similes, personification, and hyperbole.
2.Metaphor: A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without
using "like" or "as."
3.simile: A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like"
or "as."
Her heart is like
gold. He eats like a
pig.
4.Personification: Giving human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas.
The window howled angrily through the
night. The lights winked.
5.Hyperbole: Deliberate and extreme exaggeration for effect.
I've told you a million times.
6.Allusion: A reference to a well-known person, event, or work of art,
literature, or history, often without explicit mention.
He was a real Romeo with the ladies. (Romeo-> the well known person)
7.Oxymoron: A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear side
by side.
Deafening
silence Awfully
good
8.Symbol: A person, object, or event that represents a deeper meaning or
concept.
In The Tell-Tale Heart, the old man's eye symbolises the narrator's guilt
and paranoia, driving him to madness.
9.Irony: A contrast between what is expected and what actually occurs,
often with a humorous or tragic twist.
10.Foreshadowing: A hint or clue about what will happen later in the story.
