8th Grade Vocab

a type or class. A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature,

the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.

the overall emotion created by the story.

chemical change in which substances produce other substances.

Figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect.

How the author introduces a character in a story. Dialogue, Actions, Thoughts.

Elements in tales of different time periods and cultures that are the same.

state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

When a nonhuman thing is given human characteristics.

Language that appeals to the senses and creates images.

to limit or reduce as much as possible

The wormlike form of an insect, before it becomes an adult.

element of the story, which ties together all of the other elements of fiction

expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements

conversation between two or more persons.

the position of the narrator in relation to the story, as indicated by the narrator's outlook

to derive as a conclusion from facts.

the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning

Author's perspective or feelings or opinion about a topic.

The repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together. Sally Sells Seashells

a true statement that seems to contradict itself.

literary work whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact

symbols or of attributing symbolic meanings or significance to objects, events, or relationship

A comparison between 2 unlike things, using the words like or as.

a literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change

mixture in which the molecules of the combining substances are easily distributed.

inside, the inner part

The series of related events that make up a story. Introduction, Rising Action, Climax.

The underlying meaning of a story, AKA: moral of the story.

amount of strength

dialogue, description, that gives the audience or reader the background of the character

A reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature, art, history, music

a comprehensive and usually brief abstract, recapitulation, or compendium

one of two or more words that have the same sound and the same spelling but differ in meaning.

full of tiny holes that gasses or liquids can pass through.

divisions of poem composed of two or more lines characterized by common pattern of meter rhyme

the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something; culmination:

the attitude of the author shown through words toward the subject, audience, and character.

the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical

An imaginary comparison of two objects in which one is said to be another thing.

words spelled the same, but have different meanings and may have different pronunciations

stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought

the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

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

opposition between characters or forces in a narrative or drama, especially opposition

to put things into groups according to their characteristics.

the surroundings or environment

a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary.