Midterm Final Study Guide- ELA: 8th

An appeal to ethics and credibility

1st, 2nd, and 3rd person

Shows an “interrogation” or question

Is the time and place of action— past, present, future

The conflict has ended

Conflict (2 types)

A writer usually writes for one or more for these purposes; express thoughts/feelings, inform or explain, persuade

Is a reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature

Makes a request or demand

An appeal to emotion

Are struggles that happen between the character and something in the outside world

Are struggles that happen within the characters mind

Made up of one independent and dependent clause

The literal, or dictionary, meaning of a word

Giving an object or thing human-like qualities

The turning point of the plot, during which the conflict reaches the highest point in the story

A figure of speech that makes a comparison without using “like” or “as”

Gives the audience hints or signs about the future, doesn’t give away the outcome

A claim made to prove the previous claim

An exaggerated statement used in a sentence, not meant literally

If one action happens, another action could (or will) happen

Usually appears to the 5 senses- sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch —descriptive words

The subject of the sentence is doing to action

The sequence of events in a literary work structured around the character or characters involved in a conflict

Made up of two or more independent clauses

Is a logical guess that is made based on facts and one’s own knowledge and experience

When a person, place, object, or activity stands for something beyond itself

A subject, verb, and a completed thought

A literary device that uses the word "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things

Is to briefly retell the main ideas of a piece of writing in one’s own words

In an argument, the writer’s position on an issue or problem

Is the central or most important idea about a topic

A specific piece of information that is offered to support a claim

Is an interpretation of the action to prevent events that took place at an earlier time

Shows a hypothetical state, or condition that is not reality

(Central Idea) The underlying message about life or human nature that an author wants the reader to understand

An appeal to logic and reasoning

The naming of a thing or action by imitation of natural sounds

An attitude or feeling associated with a word

A written conversation between two or more characters

The attitude an author takes toward a subject, reflects the writer’s feelings through word choice and details

The way a writer creates and develops characters

Conflict builds and intensifies

Indicates a fact, presents a statement or assertion

The events that follow the climax; wraps up loose ends

Is a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem

How and why the evidence supports the claim

Introduces the setting, characters, and basic situation

The subject of the sentence is a trend upon the verb

The feeling or atmosphere an author creates for the reader through the use of descriptive words, and imagery