AIR Test Review- 8th Grade Language Arts

What is irony?

Point of view in which the narrator uses I or me.

The main problem in the story. What is the main character struggling against.

Which of the following is not included in an argumentative essay?

When an idea, object, or color is used to represent something else, it is called

The repetition of initial sounds at the beginning of two or more words?

Point of view in which the narrator is an outside observer and uses he, she, it.

The logic, data, and facts that support a thesis are the

What is the repetition of the ending sounds of words?

Which of the following is true of narrative writing?

What gives non-humans, human characteristics or traits?

AA BB and ABAB are examples of what?

Warm winds whipped through the willows.

When a writer gives hints or clues about what is to come later in the story, it's called:

What is mood?

His heart pounded - a drum in his chest.

The moral, message, lesson, or point of the story.

The main events in the story. What happens and the order it happens in the story.

What is a comparison between two things that does not use "like" or "as?"

What is an exaggeration used to make a point?

What is a vivid description of things seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted?

What is a word that sounds like what it means?

What is a comparison between two things using "like" or "as?"