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SPRINGBOARD
Springboard Unit 1 - Grade 9
Term | Definition |
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Allusion | Passing reference or indirect mention. |
Diction | Manner of speaking or expression. |
Dramatic Irony | When the audience understands something that the character does not. |
Exposition | Systematic explanation of a topic |
Irony | When something unexpected occurs which seems incongruous to what should happen. |
Resolution | When the conflicts in a story are worked out. |
Syntax | The arrangement of words in sentences |
Commentary | A written explanation, critique or illustration |
Revise | To make changes; edit |
heel | The crust of a loaf of bread |
Subversive | A radical supporter of political or social revolution |
Dupe | To fool |
Setting | The time and/or place of a story, event or occurrence. |
Characterization | Applying traits to a character in a story, drama or poem. |
Symbolism | Use of one thing to represent another |
Simile | Comparison using 'like' or 'as' |
Metaphor | Comparisons without using 'like' or 'as' |
Imagery | The ability to form mental pictures of things or events |