8th grade ELA EOY Review

The author’s attitude about his subject is called:

The sequence of events in a narrative or drama is called:

Characters in literature who change, because of events in their lives are called:

The thoughts and feelings that a word evokes is called:

When the opposite of what the reader expects to happen, happens, it is called

When an author refers to a piece of literature, he is using this literary element:

A narrator outside the story reports the thoughts and feelings of only one character is:

A story is told in the same order in which it happened, an author is using which type of order:

Another word for descriptive writing is:

An eagle represents freedom; white represents purity. These are examples of

Writing an essay to the school board regarding changes in dress code that you want is:

The distinct style or manner of expression that reveals an author to his reader is called:

“The heat from the sidewalk slapped me in the face.” This is an example of:

Characters who remain the same throughout the story are called:

Every paragraph ends with:

When an author writes about another person, he is writing:

“The slimy snake slithered southbound on Seventh Street.” is an example of:

The struggle between two or more opposing forces around which the plot centers is called

A writer’s choice of words is called:

A short humorous story told to make a point is an:

The time and place of a story is called:

A story told by a character in the story, who uses “I” is being told in the:

Every paragraph begins with:

In literature, a hint of what is to come is called a:

A type or category of artistic composition, such as music or literature, is called:

This type of writing creates a picture in the mind of the reader:

A scene that interrupts present events to show something that happened in the past is called:

Beginning of any type of literature;the characters are revealed and the situation is explained

“My love is like a red, red rose.” This is a:

“His arm is a cannon with the baseball.” This is a:

An author repeats words or phrases in order to make a point, he is using this literary device:

Poetry in which there are no rules is called:

Writing that simply gives the facts or directions on how to do something is called:

A story’s main idea about life or mankind is called:

The emotional quality of the work, or how the story makes you feel is called:

To make an educated guess using the details that the author gives a reader is called:

A sentence or two that informs a reader of a writer’s topic and purpose for writing is called:

Complications in a story that make us want to read on is called:

A short piece of literature pulled from a larger work is called an:

A narrator outside the story reports the thoughts and feelings of many characters is: