SC Ready 8th grade ELA Review Terms

a conscious exaggeration

the use of a series of words, phrases, or sentences that have similar grammatical structures

comparing two different things using like or as is a

reworking a written draft to improve is

language used by a particular group of people

language that creates a sensory impression within the reader's mind

a struggle or clash between opposing characters or forces

a group of lines forming a unit in a poem or song, similar to a paragraph in prose

"how now, brown cow" is an example of

Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers is an example of 

a brief story told in poetry or prose that has a moral or life lesson

story with no known author and passed on from generation to another by word of mouth

a story written about another person

a comparison that stretches across a long section of a work

a story told by a character using the pronoun I or sometimes we

similes and metaphors are examples of

a reference within a literary text to something outside the text is

rattle, murmur, crash, buzz are examples of 

the origin and development of a word and its meaning

the time and place of the action in a work of fiction, poetry or drama

the vantage point from which a literary work is told

the effective use of words to enhance style, tone, or clarity in writing or speaking is

figurative lang that makes comparisons in unexpected ways

a flaw in the structure of an argument that makes the argument invalid

how the reader feels about text or art

a personal judgment either for or against a particular person, position or thing. prejudice

how the author feels about the subject 

a long speech by a character in a play, spoken either to others or as if the character is alone

a word derived from a verb that is used as a noun formed by adding -ing to a basic verb

the specific person or group for whom a piece of writing is intended