7th Grade ELA Midterm- Part 2

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is an oxymoron?

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An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction. Example: 'bittersweet'.

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What is an appositive?

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An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. Example: 'My brother, a skilled guitarist, plays in a band.'

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What does ludicrous mean?

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Ludicrous means something that is so absurd or ridiculous that it is laughable.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is 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 a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unrelated things by stating one is the other. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate the natural sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. Example: 'buzz', 'bang', 'sizzle'.

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What is a pun?

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A pun is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similar-sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect. Example: 'Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.'