Unit 2 Final Review

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things directly, suggesting that one is the other.

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What topic would artillery be associated with?

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Military.

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How do you use a colon correctly in a sentence?

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A colon is used to introduce a list or explanation, as in 'My favorite classes this year include: Spanish, gym, and science.'

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What is the difference between active and passive voice?

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Active voice indicates that the subject performs the action, while passive voice indicates that the subject receives the action. Example: 'A meal is being cooked by me.' is passive.

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What type of poem tells a story?

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A narrative poem.

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What is a simile?

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

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech in which 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.

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What is a ballad?

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A form of verse, often a narrative set to music, that tells a story.

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What is a sonnet?

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A poem of 14 lines, typically written in iambic pentameter, with various rhyme schemes.