Standards Review (RI/RL8.1-8.4)

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What is the message or lesson in a piece of literature?

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Theme

Front

What is an extended comparison that helps present or explain complex ideas?

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Analogy

Front

What do we call the conversation between characters in a story?

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Dialogue

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What is an inference based on?

Back

Text evidence and background knowledge

Front

What type of language expresses ideas in creative or unusual ways?

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Figurative Language

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What is the main idea of a text?

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The central point or message that the author wants to convey.

Front

What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is the plot of a story?

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The sequence of events that make up a story.