ENGLISH 5

Oral Exam
Each question is worth 5 points.
1) What is a character sketch?
Answer: A short piece of writing describing a person, especially in terms
of personality traits and behavioral patterns.

2) What is simile?
Answer: Makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different
things, with the help of “like” or “as”.

3) What is metaphor?
Answer: Makes comparison between two unlike things, without the use of
“like” or “as”.

4) What is the difference between simile and metaphor?

Answer: When comparing two different things simile uses “like” or “as”
while metaphor doesn’t.

5) What is repetition in poetry?

Answer: Repetition consists of repeating sound, words, sentences, phrase,
and metrical pattern.

Essay (20 points)

1) In your own words, in 10 sentences what does the poem My Mother all about?