8th ELA Vocab (fiction & nonfiction)

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What is foreshadowing?

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A narrative device that hints at coming events, often building suspense or anxiety in the reader.

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What is a counterclaim?

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The opposing view on the author's position.

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What is suspense in literature?

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The anticipation/intense feeling the reader experiences while waiting for the outcome of certain events in a literary work.

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What does it mean to emphasize something?

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To give special attention to something.

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What is the author's purpose?

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The reason the author wrote the text.

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What is a flashback?

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A narrative device that interrupts the chronological flow of a story to depict an event that happened earlier.

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What is a climax in a story?

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The most intense, exciting, or important point of the story, often the turning point.

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What is conflict in literature?

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The struggle between opposing forces, which drives the plot of a story.

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What is a theme?

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The central idea or message that runs throughout a literary work.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.