Review- 8th Grade Language Arts

The vivid phantoms of his day-dream still interposed between him and Piggy. Interposed means

Piggy stood and the rose of indignation faded slowly from his cheeks. Indignation means:

Piggy stood and "the rose of indignation" faded ... What form of figurative language is this?

AA BB and ABAB are examples of what?

Active or Passive?  An important speech was made by the president.

What is the repetition of the ending sounds of words?

The sweet perfume of the rose filled the air.

The repetition of initial sounds at the beginning of two or more words?

What is a word that sounds like what it means?

Smoke was rising among the creepers that festooned the dead trees. Festooned means

Which of the following is true of narrative writing?

Active or Passive?  During the first act, a solo was performed by Gloria.

What is irony?

A ______ is an opinion stated as a fact that limits the entire essay.

What is a comparison between two things that does not use "like" or "as?"

The moral, message, lesson, or point of the story.

Which of the following is not included in an argumentative essay?

What is a comparison between two things using "like" or "as?"

When an idea, object, or color is used to represent something else, it is called

Active or Passive?  The awards were presented by the principal.

What is a vivid description of things seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted?

His heart pounded - a drum in his chest.

Point of view in which the narrator uses I or me.

Warm winds whipped through the willows.

Active or Passive?  My sisters and I share one bedroom.

Shadows - hold their breath.

The main events in the story. What happens and the order it happens in the story.

Point of view in which the narrator is an outside observer and uses he, she, it.

"The fire thrust out a savage arm."

What gives non-humans, human characteristics or traits?

What is mood?

The logic, data, and facts that support a thesis are the

The main problem in the story. What is the main character struggling against.

When a writer gives hints or clues about what is to come later in the story, it's called:

Nature's first green is gold / Her hardest hue to hold.

On one side the air was cool, but on the other the fire thrust out a savage arm. Savage means:

When a cowboy walks into a saloon, he does so with bravado. Bravado means:

A story with two levels of meaning, a literal and a figurative level, is a(n):

What is an exaggeration used to make a point?

Active or Passive?  Harriet wore a bright red cap to school