AIR Test Review- 8th Grade Language Arts

What is irony?

What gives non-humans, human characteristics or traits?

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

What is a word that sounds like what it means?

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

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

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

What is an exaggeration used to make a point?

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

AA BB and ABAB are examples of what?

What is mood?

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

Which of the following is true of narrative writing?

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

What is the repetition of the ending sounds of words?

His heart pounded - a drum in his chest.

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

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.

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

Warm winds whipped through the willows.

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

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