comparing without using like or as

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 Vocabulary

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Common core vocabulary for 8th grade language arts.

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The conversation between the characters is:
verbal text
dialect
spoken verse
dialogue
2
SIGNIFICANCE means:
point of view
importance
inferences
making signs
3
ANALOGIES are:
comparisons
visual
poetic devices
textual
4
PROPEL means:
blade
infer
power forward
work
5
IRRELEVANT means:
irresponsible
off topic
logical but wordy
too simple
6
PROVOKE means:
complicate
power
inform
to cause
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TONE is the writer's:
subject
central idea
topic
attitude
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To CONTRAST is to point out:
images
similarities
differences
symbols
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An OBJECTIVE SUMMARY is:
always extremely detailed
fact-based
full of opinions
a summary of goals
10
To COMPARE is to point out:
symbols
similarities
images
differences
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To REFINE is to:
go back in the passage
argue with facts
improve upon or build on
charge someone twice
12
STRUCTURE means:
form or shape
conclusion
outline
cite
13
INFERENCES are when you...
a wild guess
draw conclusions
are clearly stated
assume
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METAPHOR is:
I have no idea!
comparing without using like or as
the way people speak
comparing using like or as
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ASPECTS are:
nouns and verbs
traits
opinions
chemicals
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INCIDENTS are:
character traits
unimportant
events
details
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SUFFICIENT means:
enough
reasonable
plentiful
profitable
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CONFLICTING INFORMATION is information that:
pertains to the plot
is based on conflict
seeks to entertain
disagrees
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DRAMATIC IRONY happens when:
the drama intensifies suddenly
something unexpected happens onstage
a surprise happens to the main character
the audience knows something that a character doesn't know
20
Which one is NOT an example of LITERAL MEANING?
exaggerated
true to fact
actual
not exaggerated
21
AUTHOR'S POSITION is:
how the author is posing
how the author sits
the tone the author takes
the author's point of view
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ANALYZE means:
to infer
to examine
to evaluate
to compose
23
PLOT is:
evil twist
how the story ends
events that make up the story
most exciting part of the story
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To EVALUATE is to:
analyze
criticize
summarize
judge
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CLAIMS are:
based on insufficient evidence
always made in the first paragraph
statements that may or may not be true
found in certain genres
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RELEVANT means:
relating
academic
technical
profound
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ALLUSIONS are:
visions
always symbols
references
mirages
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SPECIFIC means:
simple
ironic
certain
vague
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EXPLICITLY means:
graphic
clearly
inferred
implied
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IMPACT means:
problem
affect or effect
important
collision

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