8th ELA EOG Review

Front

What is it called when an animal or object is given human qualities?

Back

Personification

Front

What do we call it when a person says something that is the opposite of what he/she means?

Back

Verbal Irony

Front

What are allusions?

Back

References

Front

What is the equation for making a reasonable guess based on what you know and what you read?

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Inferences

Front

What is the reason an author decides to write about a certain topic?

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Author's Purpose

Front

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

Back

Simile

Front

What is a figure of speech that implies a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

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Metaphor

Front

What is it called when the audience knows something that the characters do not?

Back

Dramatic Irony

Front

What is the main idea or message of a text?

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Central Idea

Front

What is the emotional atmosphere created by a piece of writing?

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Mood