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Mid Term Review
Martin 8th grade ELA mid term review
| Answer | |
|---|---|
| A form of a verb that functions as a noun (verb + ing) | Gerund |
| A form of a verb that functions as an adjective | participle |
| A form of a verb that can function as a noun, adjective, or adverb with the word to in front | infinitive |
| He went to see the doctor? What is the verbal in the sentence above? | to see (infinitive) |
| Running is his favorite activity. (What is the verbal in the sentence above?) | Running (Gerund) |
| The barking dog chased the cat. (What is the verbal in the sentence above?) | barking (participle) |
| The flowers danced in the wind. (What type of figurative language is used in the sentence above?) | personification |
| Edward’s skin sparkled like diamonds in the sunlight. (What type of figurative language is used in the sentence above?) | simile |
| The suspense is killing me. (What type of figurative language is used in the sentence above?) | Hyperbole (It is not really killing you. It is an exaggeration.) |
| Laughter is the best medicine. (What type of figurative language is used in the sentence above?) | Metaphor( comparing laughter to medicine without using like or as) |
| the speaker says the opposite of what they mean. Also known as sarcasm | Verbal irony |
| the outcome is very different from what EVERYONE expected | situational irony |
| the audience knows something the characters do not know | dramatic irony |
| I just LOVE doing chores on my days off. | verbal irony |
| In the Gift of the Magi, Della cuts and sells her hair to buy a chain for Jim's beloved watch and he doesn't know and goes out and buys combs for her beautiful hair. | dramatic irony |
| The police station was robbed. | situational irony |
| Zoraff , from the most dangerous game, is a civilized person. | verbal irony (he is the opposite of civilized as he enjoys hunting people) |
| Rainsford sets traps for Zoraff | dramatic irony ( we , the reader know about the traps, but Zoraff does not know. |
| reference to a person, idea, object, literary work, event, concept, element of pop culture, or some other noun that the reader is likely already familiar with | allusion |
| You're a regular Einstein. | allusion. (this is a reference to the famous scientist Einstein) |
| visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work. | imagery |
| The shimmering sun bounced waves of light off the surface of the ocean | imagery |
| a story or poem that has a hidden meaning For example, Animal farm isn't just about animals on a farm. It represents the Russian Revolution | allegory |
| phrase that, when taken as a whole, has a meaning you wouldn't be able to deduce from the meanings of the individual words. Raining cats and dogs hit the hay | idiom |
| the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the BEGINNING of adjacent or closely connected words. He Smiled Sweetly and Sincere. | alliteration |
| the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity | satire |
| the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named snap sizzle bang | onomatopoeia |
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