Week 35 of 36 · 10 words · ages 13–14
8th Grade spelling words, week 35: Poetry and story terms
8th Grade spelling words · week 35 · Poetry and story terms · spellchirp.com
- ballad
- A song or poem that tells a story.
- stanza
- A group of lines forming one section of a poem.
- couplet
- Two lines of poetry in a row, usually rhyming.
- sonnet
- A fourteen-line poem with a set rhyme pattern.
- anthology
- A collection of poems or stories by various writers.
- irony
- When the opposite of what is expected happens.
- paradox
- A statement that seems to contradict itself yet may be true.
- ambiguity
- Having more than one possible meaning.
- narrative
- A spoken or written account of events.
- symbolism
- Using objects to stand for ideas.
Ten minutes a day this week
Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.
Monday
Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.
Tuesday
Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.
Wednesday
Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.
Thursday
Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.
Friday
The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.
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