statements that may or may not be true

DRAMATIC IRONY happens when:

the audience knows something that a character doesn't know

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8th Grade Common Core ELA Vocabulary

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ASPECTS are:
chemicals
nouns and verbs
opinions
traits
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An OBJECTIVE SUMMARY is:
a summary of goals
always extremely detailed
fact-based
full of opinions
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POINT OF VIEW is:
rarely in the 1st person
sometimes omniscient
only in fiction
always in the 3rd person
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ALLUSIONS are:
mirages
always symbols
visions
references
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ANALOGIES are:
textual
poetic devices
visual
comparisons
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THEME is NOT:
the message
usually stated
usually implied
normally revealed near the end of a narrative
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FIGURATIVE means:
about shape
descriptive
formal
not literal
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To CONTRAST is to point out:
symbols
images
parts of speech
differences
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CONFLICTING INFORMATION is information that:
is based on conflict
pertains to the plot
disagrees
seeks to entertain
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INCIDENTS are:
details
unimportant
character traits
events
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CLAIMS are:
always made in the first paragraph
statements that may or may not be true
based on insufficient evidence
found in certain genres
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INFERENCES are NOT:
guesses
drawing conclusions
assumptions
clearly stated
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SPECIFIC means:
vague
simple
ironic
certain
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To EVALUATE is to:
judge
criticize
analyze
summarize
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TONE is the writer's:
central idea
attitude
subject
topic
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IRRELEVANT means:
off topic
too simple
irresponsible
logical but wordy
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To REFINE is to:
go back in the passage
charge someone twice
argue with facts
improve upon or build on
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Folktales that attempt to explain things in nature that people did not understand are:
fables
legends
myths
tall tales
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The conversation between the characters is:
spoken verse
dialogue
dialect
verbal text
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ANALYZE means:
to evaluate
to examine
to compose
to infer
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STRUCTURE means:
outline
conclusion
cite
form or shape
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PROPEL means:
power forward
infer
work
blade
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INDIVIDUAL means:
person
simplified
alone
single
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RELEVANT means:
technical
profound
academic
relating
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DRAMATIC IRONY happens when:
the audience knows something that a character doesn't know
something unexpected happens onstage
the drama intensifies suddenly
a surprise happens to the main character
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SUFFICIENT means:
plentiful
profitable
enough
reasonable
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EXPLICITLY means:
adult content
profanity
graphic
clearly
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CONNOTATIVE has to do with:
script
technical vocabulary
writing
implied meaning
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IMPACT means:
affect or effect
important
problem
collision
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PROVOKE means:
complicate
inform
to cause
power

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