8th grade Literary Terms Test - Unit 1& 2

_______ - pattern of beats in a line of poetry or prose

• rhythm

• rhyme

• stanza

• metaphor

_______ central idea in a literary work

• theme

• plot

• character

• setting

_______ - figure of speech where one thing is written about as if it were another

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

_______ - the combination of images within a literary work

• imagery

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

_______ - is created by the way the sound of the words combine

• sound

• meaning

• structure

• context

_______ - act of creating or describing a character

• characterization

• narration

• dialogue

• setting

_______ - writing that is meant to be understood imaginatively instead of literally

• figurative language

• technical writing

• literal language

• scientific report

_______ - a person or animal that takes part in the action of a story or poem

• character

• setting

• plot

• theme

_______ - act of creating or describing a character

• characterization

• narration

• dialogue

• setting

_______ - a concrete representation of an object or experience

• image

• idea

• sound

• emotion