8th Grade ELA Review

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Across
  1. 2. word choice made by the author in hopes of engaging the reader's senses (touch, sight, smell, taste, sound, etc.)
  2. 4. punctuation used to show an omission from a text
  3. 5. protects or helps the main character when he/she faces challenges (Charlie in TWTTIN)
  4. 6. punctuation used to indicate a pause or change in tone
  5. 8. the reader's emotion based on the author's tone
  6. 10. verb that acts like a noun
  7. 12. when the sound of a particular word suggests its meaning (ex. boom)
  8. 17. this is used to show you are giving the author credit for words that are not your own
  9. 19. verb that acts like an adjective
  10. 20. the author's attitude toward the subject matter in a poem
  11. 21. true victim who is in real danger and cannot save herself; often saved by the hero (Cathy in TWTTIN)
  12. 23. the pattern of rhyme used in a poem
  13. 25. type of voice used when the subject is performing the action
  14. 28. woman who uses her beauty to cause the hero to fall into her trap (Angela in TWTTIN)
  15. 30. the beat of a poem; may be irregular or different in each line
  16. 31. believes rules are made to be broken (Mark in TWTTIN)
  17. 32. give human characteristics to something that is not human
  18. 35. rule breaker; often tricks others or is involved in some sort of mischief or thievery (Mark in TWTTIN)
Down
  1. 1. stanzas are composed of multiple __________
  2. 3. the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a word
  3. 7. author of "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Black Cat"
  4. 9. type of figurative language in which the words have 2 meanings; a literal meaning and a figurative meaning (ex. It's raining cats and dogs.)
  5. 11. type of voice when something is being done to the subject
  6. 13. a comparison of 2 unlike things using "like" or "as"
  7. 14. to restate a piece of writing in your own words
  8. 15. type of language that is used to add drama to writing; typically the language is not meant to be taken as is (ex. simile, metaphor, etc.)
  9. 16. child or inexperienced adult who fears abandonment and seeks safety (M&M in TWTTIN)
  10. 18. reoccurring image, symbol, character, or situation that is an instinctual expression of man's nature and experiences that are universal in nature
  11. 22. a comparison of 2 unlike things using forms of "to be" verbs
  12. 24. extreme exaggeration to make a point
  13. 26. this is used to support your ideas on a topic; found directly from the text
  14. 27. always running in to save the day (Bryon in TWTTIN)
  15. 29. a group of lines in poetry
  16. 33. the word "to" followed by a verb
  17. 34. verb that acts like another part of speech