Language Arts Vocabulary 8th

Language that is used on a particular job.

The chain of events that make up the story.

The message, lesson or moral about life that the story expresses.

A comparison between two unlike things in which one is said to be another.

When and where the story takes place.

An account that is made up rather than true. Usually refers to novels and short stories.

A way of speaking that is characteristic to a certain geographical area.

Writing that deals with real people, events, and places.

Descriptive language that paints a picture by appealing to the five senses

The story of a person’s life written by another person.

A character's problem or struggle such as; jealousy, anger, or fear.

An expression that means something different than the literal meaning.

Language that is used by a particular generation or time period.

Text structure in which the differences and similarities are identified

The overall emotion created by the work of literature.

The perspective of someone outside the story who knows the thoughts of all the characters

An extreme exaggeration.

A struggle between the characters and an outside force. 

Interruption in the present action of a story to tell what happened at an earlier time.

The attitude of the writer that is revealed in their story.

The way a writer reveals the personality of a character.

The use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the story.

The story is told from the perspective of the main character referring to themselves as ”I”

A person's account of his or her own life or a part of it.