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English Lit Terms
Grade 9 Englsih literary terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Character= | an individual in a story, poem, or play. Characteristics revealed through dialogue, |
| Plot= | the plan or sequence of events in a story |
| Setting= | the time, place, and mood, where the events occur. |
| Mood= | how you feel when you read the passage what the author creates through words creates |
| Alliteration= | a repeated consonant sound |
| Allusion= | a reference to something or someone out of the story etc. |
| Antagonist= | opposes the hero villain |
| Hyperbole= | exaggeration |
| Imagery= | writer creates a picture using words |
| Irony= | a literary device that creates a contrast between what is said and that is meant or |
| Foreshadowing= | clues that let the reader know what will happen later on in the story |
| Metaphor= | a comparison that does not used words like or as |
| Paradox= | a phrase that seems to contradictory but actually has some truth |
| Pathos= | anything in a work that pulls your emotions |
| Personification= | something non human described using human traits |
| Satire= | making fun of something or someone, but also making a serious point |
| Simile= | a comparison of two things using words like or as |
| Symbol= | person, place, or thing that stands for itself and something else |
| Tone= | the attitude of author towards the subject they are writing about |
| Point or View= | from whose viewpoint the story is being told from first point, third person, or third person omniscient |
| Theme= | central idea or meaning of a work |
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