Metaphor
Identify the metaphor: “The world is a stage, and we are merely players.”
Life is compared to a play where people act as performers.
What does “ghost someone” mean?
Suddenly cut off communication with a person.
Define barbarism in stylistics.
A foreign word used in a native language without translation.
Identify the device: “Her voice was music to his ears.”
Metaphor
Explain the conceptual metaphor in “He attacked my argument.”
Argument is conceptualized as a WAR (ARGUMENT IS WAR).
“Flexing on social media” – explain the meaning and social implication.
Showing off wealth, status, or appearance to impress others.
Identify which is a barbarism: “rendezvous,” “blog,” “hashtag.”
“Rendezvous” (borrowed from French).
Choose: neologism or slang? “Stan” (meaning an obsessive fan).
Neologism (from Eminem’s song, now common slang too).
What type of metaphor is “The iron curtain fell across Europe”?
Historical/political metaphor representing division and secrecy.
Identify the slang meaning: “That movie was mid.”
It was average or not impressive.
Explain how neologisms arise in modern English.
Through technology, pop culture, and social media influence.
Which stylistic phenomenon do the following words represent? “Cliché, selfie, influencer.”
Neologisms that have become mainstream.
Identify the extended metaphor in: “Life is a journey with many paths and crossroads.”
Life = journey; decisions = paths; choices = crossroads.
Translate the slang phrase: “He totally spilled the tea about her.”
He revealed all the gossip about her.
Identify the process that created this neologism: “workaholic.”
Blending (work + alcoholic).
Find both a metaphor and a slang word in this sentence: “Bro, that exam was a nightmare.”
“Bro” = slang, “exam was a nightmare” = metaphor.
Create an original conceptual metaphor that could describe “technology and humanity.”
“Technology is a mirror reflecting our desires.”
How can slang reflect group identity and cultural background? Give one example.
Slang marks belonging to specific social groups (e.g., Gen Z). Example: “No cap” = “I’m not lying.”
Create your own neologism that could describe “addiction to scrolling social media.”
Example: “scrollaholic,” “feediction.”
Compose one short paragraph (2–3 sentences) that includes: a metaphor, one slang expression, and one neologism.
“My brain was on fire after that exam — totally savage! Time to doomscroll till I forget.”