8th Grade ELA
Combines what you know and text evidence
inference
To break down to examine
analyze
True or False: All poems need to rhyme.
False
Speaker's attitude
tone
Human qualities are given to a non-human thing.
personification
The reason for writing a story
author's purpose
All the ways things are alike. All the ways they are different. Hint: Type of Structure
compare and contrast
A group of lines in a poem
stanza
The reason for writing a story
author's purpose
Words/ phrases are used to exaggerate for emphasis.
hyperbole
You can always support your claim with this
relevant text evidence
Back up with details
support
A type of poem that has NO set pattern
free verse
The lesson or moral of the story that can be applied to anyone, anywhere
theme
The use of descriptive and figurative language to create a picture in the reader's mind.
imagery
When you are presenting the opposing side of the argument
counterclaim/counterargument
When an author's purpose is to convince
persuade
Roses are red
Violets are blue
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What is the rhyme scheme?
ABCB
What the story is mostly about
central idea (or main idea)
Words that imitate the sounds.
onomatopoeia
Name both types of Conflicts.
External and Internal Conflict
What does "propels the action" mean?
A. - Increases
B. - Moves forward
C. - Stops
B. (Moves Forward)
A poem that tells a story complete with characters, setting & plot
narrative poem
In this POV, the narrator shows us what many characters think and feel (Be Specific)
third person omniscient
Future events/outcome are suggested by the author to keep the reader interested.
foreshadowing