1. The problem asks to express $-8$ raised to the power of 4 in repeated multiplication form without evaluating it. 2. The general rule for powers is: $a^n = a \times a \times \cdots \times a$ ($n$ times). 3. Since the base is $-8$ and the exponent is 4, we write: $$-8^4 = (-8) \times (-8) \times (-8) \times (-8)$$ 4. This shows $-8$ multiplied by itself 4 times, which is the repeated multiplication form.