8th ELA GMAS Review

Front

What is the term for the main problem or struggle that a character faces in a story?

Back

Conflict

Front

What type of conflict involves a character facing an outside force such as society or nature?

Back

External conflict

Front

What literary device gives human qualities to non-human things?

Back

Personification

Front

What is the term for exaggeration used for emphasis or effect?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

What is the term for the author's reason for writing a text?

Back

Author's purpose

Front

What is the term for the central idea or message in a literary work?

Back

Theme

Front

What is the term for the sequence of events in a story?

Back

Plot

Front

What is the term for a struggle that occurs within a character's mind?

Back

Internal conflict

Front

What is the term for a repeated phrase or idea in a text?

Back

Refrain

Front

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor