8th Grade Vocab.

a mark of punctuation to show a sudden break or change in thought or speech

an expression whose meaning is different from the sum of the meanings of its individual words

a reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature

this occurs when the reader understands more about the events of a story than a character

a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or for humorous effect

a comparison of two dissimilar things which clarifies the less familiar one

a word part that is placed at the beginning, end, or middle of a word that changes its meaning

the subject receives the action of the verb

the subject performs the action of the verb

a brief account of an interesting incident/event that is intended to entertain or make a point

this occurs when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate

a character says one thing but really means the opposite

a feeling that something bad will happen

a mark of punctuation, consisting of three spaced periods, that shows the omission of a words