DRAMATIC IRONY happens when:

the audience knows something that a character doesn't know

statements that may or may not be true

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8th grade ELA EOG review TESTING TERMS

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Common core vocabulary for 8th grade language arts.

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EXPLICITLY means:
profanity
graphic
adult content
clearly
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RELEVANT means:
profound
relating
academic
technical
3
CONNOTATIVE has to do with:
implied meaning
writing
script
technical vocabulary
4
TONE is the writer's:
topic
attitude
central idea
subject
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IMPACT means:
problem
collision
affect or effect
important
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PROPEL means:
power forward
work
infer
blade
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SPECIFIC means:
vague
simple
ironic
certain
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To REFINE is to:
go back in the passage
improve upon or build on
argue with facts
charge someone twice
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IRRELEVANT means:
off topic
logical but wordy
too simple
irresponsible
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CONFLICTING INFORMATION is information that:
disagrees
is based on conflict
pertains to the plot
seeks to entertain
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SUFFICIENT means:
reasonable
profitable
enough
plentiful
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To CONTRAST is to point out:
images
symbols
parts of speech
differences
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ASPECTS are:
opinions
chemicals
traits
nouns and verbs
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DRAMATIC IRONY happens when:
the audience knows something that a character doesn't know
something unexpected happens onstage
a surprise happens to the main character
the drama intensifies suddenly
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ALLUSIONS are:
references
visions
mirages
always symbols
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An OBJECTIVE SUMMARY is:
full of opinions
fact-based
a summary of goals
always extremely detailed
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The conversation between the characters is:
dialogue
spoken verse
verbal text
dialect
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FIGURATIVE means:
descriptive
about shape
not literal
formal
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To EVALUATE is to:
criticize
summarize
analyze
judge
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ANALYZE means:
to compose
to examine
to infer
to evaluate
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ANALOGIES are:
poetic devices
textual
comparisons
visual
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INCIDENTS are:
unimportant
character traits
events
details
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STRUCTURE means:
conclusion
outline
form or shape
cite
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CLAIMS are:
always made in the first paragraph
based on insufficient evidence
found in certain genres
statements that may or may not be true
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PROVOKE means:
to cause
power
complicate
inform
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INFERENCES are NOT:
clearly stated
assumptions
guesses
drawing conclusions
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THEME is NOT:
the message
usually stated
usually implied
normally revealed near the end of a narrative

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