8th grade reading review

Front

What is the term for sound words?

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

What do we call the perspective of a character in a story?

Back

Point of View

Front

What is an educated guess drawn from evidence and reasoning?

Back

Inference

Front

What is the literal or primary meaning of a word?

Back

Denotation

Front

True or False: We usually learn about a story's themes through its characters (including its narrator).

Back

True

Front

What is a figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

What is the emotional association of a word beyond its literal meaning?

Back

Connotation

Front

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

Back

Simile

Front

What is a statement that contradicts itself but may reveal a truth?

Back

Oxymoron

Front

What is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses?

Back

Imagery