English 9 - Midterm

Front 1

define figures of speech

Back 1

- any departure from the plain ordinary expression of fact or emotion for the purpose of making the meaning more effect
- ex. instead of saying shannon was a fast runner, we could say, "shannon ran like the wind."

Front 2

define simile

Back 2

- most common figure of speech
- comparison usually containing the words "like" or "as".
- true simile reveals a new or unexpected resemblance between two objects which are unlike
- ex. my love is like a red, red, rose

Front 3

define metaphor

Back 3

- a comparison
- states that one object is something else
- "as" or "like" is not used
- ex. his eyes are shining stars
- ex. the moon was a ghostly galleon

Front 4

define personification

Back 4

- the figure of speech by which we speak of animals, things or ideas as if they were people
- ex. "slowly, silently now the moon walks the night in her silvery shoon"
ex. "death crept quietly into the room"

Front 5

define imagery

Back 5

- a reference to any sensory experience
- any naming or description of an object, event or quality that can be seen, felt, heard, smelled, or tasted

Front 6

define symbolism

Back 6

- use of an object or action (the symbol) to stand for something else
- usually something of far greater importance than the symbol itself

Front 7

define alliteration

Back 7

- the repetition of the same consonant sound closely following each other
- ex. with my grip will i grapple the gruesome fiend!
- ex. the fair breeze blew the white foam flew, and the furrow followed free

Front 8

defube assonance

Back 8

- the repetition of vowel sounds (not consonant sounds) to produce patterns of internal rhyme
- ex. with the same pains you use to fill a cup up...
- ex. she seemed to see the sea
- ex. blue is the view

Front 9

define onomatopeia

Back 9

- words in which the sound suggests the sense - in other words - sound effects
- ex. buzzed, cracked, growled, bong, murmuring

Front 10

jose has ________ the english channel twice

Back 10

swum

Front 11

being generous, carla decided to give the prizes to helen and _______

Back 11

i

Front 12

define skeptical

Back 12

doubtful

Front 13

haiku is composed of

Back 13

there nonrhyming line (seventeen syllables - five in the first, seven in the second, and five in the third)

Front 14

define figurative language

Back 14

- uses a comparison or an exaggeration to make a point
- ex. the student is sharp as a tack

Front 15

define hyperble

Back 15

- stretches the truth so far that it is not expected to be taken literally
- used to emphasize an important point

Front 16

define rhyme scheme

Back 16

- pattern of sequence of the rhyme in a poem is called the rhyme scheme
- the sound of the end of the first line is designated as "a"; the sound of he end of the second line is designated as "b"
- when the first sound is repeated, it is designated again as "a"

Front 17

define limerick

Back 17

- short funny poem
- rhyme scheme is a, a, b, b, a
- lines 1, 2, 5 have eight to ten syllables
- lines 3, 4 have five syllables
- common kind of limerick uses the name of a place at the end of the first line