Spiral Review #3

Master irony types and literary devices with this 8th grade ELA review!

This type of irony occurs when words express something contrary to truth or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean. What is it? Verbal Dramatic Situational This type of irony occurs when the outcome is very different from what we, the reader, expected. What is it? Verbal Dramatic Situational A woman thinks her boyfriend is about to break up with her. He hasn't been himself lately, acting distracted and distant. We know he bought her an engagement ring and is nervous she won't say yes. He calls her one afternoon and simply says, "I need to see you. Meet me at Columbus Square at six o'clock." She's sure he's going to break up with her. But when she arrives, he's set up a beautiful proposal with a string quartet, dozens of roses, and a huge sparkler of a diamond. Verbal Irony Dramatic Irony Situational Irony When we meet the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" and he explains that he is not insane but desires to kill the old man because he has a gross eye. This is the ... resolution rising action climax exposition falling action We know that the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" is a _ character because he is intelligent, patient, deceitful, thorough, and prideful. flat round static dynamic If your claim is that the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" did not change or grow as a result of the story, then he is a _ character. round flat static dynamic Pronouns Match the sentence to the correct type of pronoun it is using. Reflexive The parents drove themselves crazy with worry. Intensive Thomas himself aced the test without help from anyone. Personal He wrote the poem and gave it to his girlfriend. Possessive Adjective That's my book! Possessive pronoun That cat is his! Where do you use an A + B + C topic sentence? summary paragraph introduction paragraph body paragraph conclusion paragraph What do A + B + C stand for? Area + Body + Creative Affirmative + Broad + Creative Author + verB + Central Idea Author + Body + Central Idea Which of the following is not a function of verbs? To show mental action To show physical action To describe a verb To indicate state of being Principal Parts of Verbs Match the sentence to the correct tense. Past tense We drove all night to get to the wedding on time. Present tense We eat eggs and bacon for breakfast everyday. Past Participle He had traveled over 1000 miles in one year. Present Participle We are working on a project together.