8th Grade Language Arts Review

The element of plot where the story begins to draw to a close

The main unit of a poem.

The most important idea about a topic a writer conveys

Traditional story that attempts to explain human nature, creation, or nature and has a moral.

A brief retelling of the main points of a story or text

Comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as.

Obvious exaggeration. A figure of speech not intended to be taken literally 

The reasons for the character’s behavior

A group of lines in a poem

A 14 line poem with a specific pattern of rhyme.

Statement of belief or feeling

A speech given by a character alone on stage, for the benefit of the audience.

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. (She sells seashells by the seashore)

Form of literature meant to be performed by actors.  

The time and place of the action in a story.

How words are arranged on the page in a poem

A form of literature meant to be performed by actors in front of an audience

Repetition of sounds at the end of words.

An opinion piece that usually appears in the opinion section of a newspaper

a logical guess based on evidence presented in a text. 

Struggle between a literary character and an outside force such as nature or another character

Video discussion between an interviewer and interviewee

Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of a poem.

Ideas and feelings associated with a word.

Story’s greatest moment of intensity, turning point where conflict is resolved

A word part that came to English from an older language

Word part that appears at the beginning of a word or root.

A category or class of literature

Word that describes or modifies a verb or action.

Plot element that introduces characters and setting, presents the conflict

A pattern of end rhyme designated by letters of the alphabet.

Gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

The struggle between opposing forces

The point in the plot that shows the final outcome of the conflict

Central or main idea of a piece of writing.  Usually a message about life or human nature.

Stories passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation.  

Growing tension and excitement of a story felt by the reader.

Who the author is directing the writing towards.

Words that echo a sound from nature. (e.g., ring, meow, tinkle, buzz).

Instructions for how the drama is to be performed in front of an audience, often in parenthesis

The mental or emotional struggle that occurs within a character.

Type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain effects.

A pair of lines that rhyme in a poem

The events that make up a story

Qualities shown by the character.  May be inferred or directly stated by the author.

Word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Words with similar meanings.

Person, place, or object that stands for something beyond and greater than itself.

The element of plot that presents complications that intensify

A story that can be online, in print, or broadcast on television