8th Grade Literature Terms Review Pt. 1 (theme, character, tone)

Question 1

Which of these are important components of figuring out the tone of a work?

Accepted Answer

the writer&#x27;s word choice, a list of adjectives to describe tone, the way the words are arranged in sentences

Question 2

Which of these are the literary definitions of themes?

Accepted Answer

what the writer believes about a topic, statements about life based on a work, the central idea or message of a work

Question 3

You can most reasonably infer that a character who saves a cat from a swooping hawk

Accepted Answer

is a caring person.

Question 4

A first-person narrator is always

Accepted Answer

a character in the story.

Question 5

A writer who takes a condescending tone

Accepted Answer

talks about the topic like they are superior to it.

Question 6

Which of these defines tone in a literary context?

Accepted Answer

a writer&#x27;s attitude towards a subject

Question 7

Which of these could be a theme statement?

Accepted Answer

Power fears uncontrolled knowledge.

Question 8

A theme is a factual statement about what happens in a story.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

Dungeons and Dragons (the game) uses a second-person narrator.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Which question is the least useful to ask for finding a theme?

Accepted Answer

What is the exposition in the story?

Question 11

What can you infer about a character who writes poems every day?

Accepted Answer

They are dedicated to pursuing their passion.

Question 12

You can remember how authors develop their characters by remembering the acronym S.T.E.A.L., which stands for:

Accepted Answer

Speech (Say), Thoughts, Effect on Others, Actions, Looks

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