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Rdg Terms Review 6-8
Review of Reading Terms - Grades 6-8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Simile (definition) | A comparison using like or as |
| Onomatopoeia (definition) | Words that make their own sounds |
| Metaphor (definition) | A comparison not using like or as |
| Foreshadowing | Clues an author gives about what is next |
| Personification | Giving non-human things human qualities |
| Alliteration (definition) | Repetition of initial sounds |
| Title | The name of a piece of literature |
| Author | The writer of a piece of literature |
| Characters | The people or animals in a story |
| Sequencing | Words like first, second, last, and next |
| Narrator | The person telling the story |
| Plot | The arrangement of events in a story |
| Exposition | The background that sets up the situation |
| Rising action | The problem gets worse |
| Climax | The high point of tension |
| Resolution | The final outcome; all loose ends are tied up |
| Characterization | The act of creating and developing a character |
| Setting | The time and place of the action |
| Conflict | The struggle between forces - can be internal or external |
| Theme | The central message, concern, or purpose of the literary work |
| Synonyms (definition) | Words that have the same meaning |
| Antonyms (definition) | Words that have the opposite meaning |
| Homophones (definition) | Words that sound the same but are not spelled the same and have different meanings |
| Prefix | A syllable or group of syllables added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning |
| Suffix | A syllable or group of syllables added to the end of the word to change its meaning |
| Rhyme | Recurring identical or similar final word sounds within or at the ends of lines of verse (same ending sounds) |
| Rhythm | The recurring pattern of strong and weak syllabic stresses (beat) |
| Repetition | Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis |
| Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds |
| Consonance | Repetition of consonant sounds |
| Imagery | Creating a picture with words |
| Stanza | A paragraph in poetry |
| Quatrain | A stanza containing four lines |
| Couplet | A pair of rhyming lines |
| Limerick | A 5-line, rhymed, rhythmic verse, usually humorous, AABBA pattern |
| Haiku | A 3-line, 17-syllable, delicate, unrhymed Japanese verse, usually about nature |
| Ballad | A songlike narrative poem, usually featuring rhyme, rhythm and refrain |
| Narrative Poem | A story told in poem form |
| Free Verse | Poetry with neither regular meter nor ryhme scheme |
| Metaphor (example) | Her smile was sunshine on a cloudy day. |
| Simile (example) | Her lips were as red as cherries. |
| Hyperbole (example) | After I ate the salsa my mouth was on fire. |
| Onomatopoeia(example) | Buzz, clatter |
| Synonyms (example) | Big: Large, Small : Tiny |
| Antonyms (example) | Short: Tall, Dark: Light |
| Homophones (example) | Blue: Blew, Board: Bored |
| Alliteration (examle) | Timmy talked too fast! |
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