8th grade C5, W3 Review Vocab

Front

Verb form where the subject performs the action, e.g., "James watered the flowers."

Back

active voice

Front

A short story with a moral.

Back

allegory

Front

Literary device referring to a person, event, or work of art, e.g., "He's a real Romeo with the ladies."

Back

allusion

Front

A character, action, or situation representing universal human patterns.

Back

archetype

Front

Repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. Example: "The cat ran after the alligator."

Back

assonance

Front

Personal judgment for or against a person, position, or thing.

Back

bias

Front

Trite, stereotyped expression

Back

cliche

Front

Most exciting moment of the story (turning point, #3 on plot diagram)

Back

climax

Front

Use of repetition, pronouns, and transitions to show how parts of a composition relate.

Back

cohesion

Front

Saying, "You are a god," as a compliment exemplifies which meaning of the word?

Back

connotation