English 8th Grade Final

Rhyme

Words that sound the same at the end

Simile

A comparison using like or as

Metaphor

A direct comparison that says one thing IS another

Hyperbole

An exaggeration used to make a point

Imagery

Words that create a picture in your mind using your senses

Alliteration

The repetition of the same beginning sound in words

Personification

Giving human qualities to something non-human

Onomatopoeia

A word that imitates a sound

Repetition

Repeating words, lines, or phrases for effect

Meter

The rhythm or pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem

Stanza

A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph

Narrative

A poem or story that tells about events or a sequence of actions

Ballad

A story told in a song-like poem, often with a repeating rhythm

Couplet

Two lines of poetry that usually rhyme and go together

Poem

A piece of writing that expresses ideas or feelings using rhythm , rhyme, or imagery

Tall Tale

A poem or story with an unreliable narrator; may be fictional

Yukon Territory in Winter

Cremation of Sam McGee setting

Narrative

Cremation of Sam McGee genre

Humorous, Mysterious, and Unsettling

Cremation of Sam McGee tone

Warmth vs. Cold

Cremation of Sam McGee theme

To find gold

Cremation of Sam McGee: Why is Sam in the Arctic?

Cremate his corpse

Cremation of Sam McGee: What does Cap promise to do for Sam?

Alice May

Cremation of Sam McGee: Derelict ship

When Cap finds Sam in the furnace, warm and happy

What creates humor in The Cremation of Sam McGee?

Mysterious and Unsettling

What mood does “midnight sun” create in The Cremation of Sam McGee?

All of the Above

In The Cremation of Sam McGee, does the repetition of warmth vs. cold develop the setting, conflict, theme, or all of the above?

Pallor

Extreme paleness, usually of the skin

Writhed

Squirmed or twisted one’s body, usually in pain

Granduer

A way of being awesome, grand, or impressive

Haughty

Cocky or arrogant, much like Casey’s personality

Casey’s pride vs. helping the team

Main conflict in Casey at the Bat

Weak / flimsy

Mimsy meaning in The Jabberwocky

Deep / peaceful

Uffish meaning in The Jabberwocky

Triumphant Galloping

Galumphing meaning in The Jabberwocky

Fabulous

Frabjous meaning in The Jabberwocky

Dense

Tulgey meaning in The Jabberwocky

Evening in grassy dense wood full of animals and monsters

Setting in The Jabberwocky

Vorpal Sword

Weapon that the boy uses to behead the Jabberwocky in “The Jabberwocky” (think gospel/vocal)

Establishes setting

Importance of repeating the opening stanza to close in The Jabberwocky

The love that made Dolly rich

What does the coat symbolize for Dolly in A Coat of Many Colors?

Biblical referance in A Coat of Many Colors

Joseph wore a similar coat made with love, and he and Dolly both rose above cruelty

Dolly’s classmates tease her to make her feel bad, but she only feels pity because they fail to find wealth in love

Situational irony in A Coat of Many Colors

A dreary december midnight

Setting in The Raven

Dark and Melancholy

Tone in The Raven

A bad omen that foreshadows an unhappy ending

Symbolism of the raven in The Raven

Nevermore

Refrain in The Raven

Simple

Type of sentence with one independent clause

Compound

Type of sentence with two independent clauses

FANBOYS

Coordinating conjunction acronym

Complex

Type of sentence with one dependent clause and one independent clause

Complex-Compund

Type of sentence with one dependent clause and two independent clauses

1st person

Perspective in Night (1st 2nd or 3rd person)

Elie Weisel

Author/narrator of Night

Mrs. Shäcter

Jewish woman screaming about flames in the cattle car on the way to Aushwitz (prophet?)

Rabbi Eliahu

Man whose son gave up on him; Elie swears never to be like his son