8th Grade Reading SOL Review

Your smile is like sunshine on a cold day.

What type of figurative language is this an example of?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

Who is the protagonist in Mrs. Gist's favorite comics?

Hint: He is also known as the dark knight

• Joker

• The Riddler

• The Penguin

• Batman

What type of relationship do the protagonist and antagonist usually have in a story?

• Friendly

• Chummy

• Goofy

• Combative or in conflict

Which of the following are considered to be part of a story's plot?

Check ALL that apply

• Exposition/Initiating Event

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

True or False: A summary should be long.

• True

• False

What does the word paraphrase mean?

HINT: Think about what we do every Wednesday with Wednesday Wise Words

Which of the following IS NOT a type of irony?

• Verbal

• Situational

• Plagiarism

• Dramatic

Your eyes are wells.

What type of figurative language is this an example of?

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

The mop cried all over the kitchen tile.

What type of figurative language is this an example of?

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Assonance

• Idiom

What type of conflict is this?

A man being shipwrecked on a deserted island.

• Individual vs Individual

• Individual vs self

• Individual vs nature

• Individual vs society