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8 th Grade Final Exam Review!

8 th Grade Final Exam Review!. Ms. Hutchins. THEMES. POETIC DEVICES. What is SYMBOLISM ? EXAMPLES FROM LORD OF THE FLIES:. Poetic Devices. What is an oxymoron?. Poetic Devices. Give an example of an oxymoron. Poetic Devices.

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8 th Grade Final Exam Review!

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  1. 8th Grade Final Exam Review! Ms. Hutchins

  2. THEMES

  3. POETIC DEVICES • What is SYMBOLISM ? • EXAMPLES FROM LORD OF THE FLIES:

  4. Poetic Devices • What is an oxymoron?

  5. Poetic Devices • Give an example of an oxymoron

  6. Poetic Devices • The wind blew its angry breath across the tops of the timid trees.

  7. Poetic Devices • The dancing branches waved hello to the cowering flowers below.

  8. Poetic Devices • Provide an example of a onomatopoeia

  9. POETIC DEVICES • Label the iambic pentameter: • Devour’ngTime, blunt thou the lion's paws, • And make the earth devour her own sweet brood

  10. Punctuating Titles • Titles of long works should be _______________ or _________________. • Examples of long works are: • Titles of shorter works should be _________________. • Examples of shorter works are:

  11. PUNCTUATING TITLES • Correct the punctuation in the following titles: • One of Broadway’s most popular plays was fiddler on the roof. • The ballet swan lake will be performed tonight.

  12. PUNCTUATING TITLES • One of my favorite short stories is the last leaf. • Please read chapter four, life in the thirteen colonies.

  13. DEFINING TERMS: • ASIDE: • SOLILOQUY: • CHORUS: • TRAGEDY: • COMEDY:

  14. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT • Anybody with binoculars (is, are) popular at a large stadium. • Each of our neighbors (has, have) helped us plant the community garden. • One of the Spanish teachers (supervises, supervise) the language lab. • Nobody in our family (is, are) able to speak Greek well, but we all can speak a little bit.

  15. WHAT YOU WILL SEE ON THE EXAM

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