Grade 8: Terminology Review

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Across
  1. 2. Comparing two unlike things, not using like or as
  2. 7. The part of a story where the setting & characters are introduced.
  3. 8. The repetition of the same sound
  4. 9. A word or phrase that connects ideas together in writing.
  5. 11. An external conflict when two ore more characters are in conflict with each other. Character vs. _____
  6. 13. A type of sentence with just one independent clause.
  7. 16. A character that doesn't change throughout a story
  8. 17. The main point of a paragraph.
  9. 18. The person/thing that is preventing the main character from getting what they want.
  10. 20. An external conflict when a character faces resistance from a natural force. Character vs. _____
  11. 22. Referencing a well known piece of literature
  12. 23. A paragraph that the purpose is meant to convince someone of something.
  13. 27. A type of irony: saying the opposite of what you mean
  14. 30. When a character struggles with something internally. Character vs. _____
  15. 32. A category of story, song, etc. (Horror, comedy, historical fiction, etc.)
  16. 37. A word that imitates a sound
  17. 38. Two words put together that are opposites
  18. 40. The main message/lesson in a piece of literature.
  19. 41. When the arrangement of ideas and the logical connection between ideas are present in a piece of writing, it is said to have _____.
  20. 42. Language that stimulates the 5 senses
  21. 43. The part of a story where the conflict is introduced.
  22. 44. The first sentence of a paragraph that is meant to grab the reader's attention.
  23. 45. he overall feeling, or atmosphere, of a text often created by the author's use of imagery and word choice (The way the reader/viewer feels.)
  24. 46. An external conflict when a character is in conflict with laws, government, religion, etc. Character vs. _____
  25. 47. The part of a story where any loose ends are tied up.
Down
  1. 1. Something concrete that represents something abstract
  2. 3. The main character in a story.
  3. 4. When a piece of writing is all on one topic, it is said to have _____.
  4. 5. A character that changes throughout a story
  5. 6. A type of irony: when the opposite of what we expect to happen actually happens
  6. 10. A paragraph that focuses on imagery, sensory detail, and figurative language.
  7. 12. A type of sentence with two independent clauses, connect with a coordinating conjunction.
  8. 14. A play on words
  9. 15. The part of a story where tension and suspense is built up.
  10. 16. An external conflict when a character faces something they cannot explain. Character vs. _____
  11. 19. Where and when a story takes place
  12. 21. A paragraph that is a spoken or written account of connected events or a story.
  13. 24. A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
  14. 25. A great exaggeration
  15. 26. Giving human qualities to something non-living
  16. 28. The turning point of a story.
  17. 29. The end of the story, after the climax is resolved.
  18. 31. A type of irony: when the reader knows more than the characters
  19. 33. A paragraph that involves facts and opinions, and focuses on how to do something.
  20. 34. Referencing something that happened before the start of a story
  21. 35. Hinting at what will happen in a story
  22. 36. The attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience conveyed through word choice and the style of the writing (How the character feels.)
  23. 39. A type of sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause, joined by a subordinating conjunction.