8th grade Literary Terms Test - Unit 1-3

_______ - pattern of beats in a line of poetry or prose

• rhythm

• stanza

• metaphor

• imagery

_______ - central idea in a literary work

• J. theme

• J. plot

• J. setting

• J. character

_______ - figure of speech where one thing is written about as if it were another

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• alliteration

_______ - the combination of images within a literary work

• imagery

• metaphor

• alliteration

• hyperbole

_______ is created by the way the sound of the words combine

• sound

• meaning

• grammar

• spelling

_______ - language that creates a concrete representation of an object or experience

• image

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

_______

• characterization

• narration

• exposition

• dialogue

_______ - comparison using “like” or “as”

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

_______ - giving human qualities to things that are not human

• personification

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• alliteration

_______ - writing that is meant to be understood imaginatively instead of literally

• figure of speech

• Literal language

• Technical writing

• Instruction manual