8th grade English Prep

Genre with informational facts

The sequence of events in a literary work

A person, object or action that represents something else

Which type of conflict is this? I went skiing and there was an avalanche. 

The comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

Time and place of a story

A conversation between characters

A story that takes place in the future and has scientific advances in technology

The turning point or high point in a story

Which type of conflict is this? Sam got arrested for stealing a car.

The narrator is NOT in the story and knows EVERYONE'S thoughts and feelings

The writer's attitude toward the subject they're writing about

Story with magic and things that wouldn't exist in today's world.

Identify the adjective: No one wanted to live by the smelly landfill.

The comparison of two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.

Words with repeated beginning sounds (ex: sally sells seashells)

A character who changes during the story

A character who stays the same during the story

The narrator is in the story and uses words like I, ME, MINE, WE, US

A category or type of literature (fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, etc)

In favor of or against one thing unfairly

Type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

When the author gives clues and hints as to what might happen later in the story

Adjectives? An old and overweight dog sat under the bright sun.

Identify the verb(s): I ran like the wind today.

The message or moral in a story

A person or an animal who takes part in the action of a story

The overall atmosphere of a literary work (how the reader feels)

The narrator is NOT in the story and only knows ONE person's thoughts and feelings

Which type of conflict is this? The Batman tries to capture or kill the Joker.

Identify the nouns: Mrs. Bamer is our school secretary.

What type of conflict? Suzy is sooo nervous about asking out David to the dance.

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

A character you only know 1 or 2 things about

A speaker or character who tells a story

Which type of conflict is this? Another classmate is spreading rumors about you.

When an author interrupts the present moment to tell what happened in the past

Struggle between opposing forces

What is another word for PERSUADE?

The use of words to imitate sounds (bang, pow, pop...)

A well-developed character- you know a lot about them

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting