8th Grade ELA Terms
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- Q1You have to make an inference to understand what the poet, author, playwright is trying to tell the reader. An example would be a metaphor in the poem or a symbol within a novel.Implied30s
- Q2the author, poet, playwright tells us exactly what he/she means.Explicit30s
- Q3an idea that represents something else.Symbol30s
- Q4a group of words that cannot be taken literally.Idiom30s
- Q5Using harsh or bitter words that are meant to hurt or make fun of another personSarcasm30s
- Q6Written words including poems, fiction and non-fictionText30s
- Q7Clues in the text that can help the reader discovered the meanings of words and phrasesContext Clues30s
- Q8a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.Puns30s
- Q9A comparison that uses like or asSimile30s
- Q10A comparison that does not use like or asMetaphor30s
- Q11Using the same beginning soundsAlliteration30s
- Q12Repeating of a line or wordRepetition30s
- Q13The writer or speaker's attitude toward the subjectTone30s
- Q14Occurs over and overRecurring30s
- Q15Object that recurs over and over in a work of fiction; for example, the color pink or an oak tree.Motif30s