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9th ELA Literary Ter
9th Literary Terms jorge mid term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ALLEGORY | A STORY WITH A PURPOSE OF A MORAL LESSON |
| ANALOGY | COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO OR MORE THINGS |
| ANALYZE | TO EXAMINE AND IN DETAIL |
| ANTAGONIST | PERSON THAT CREATES CONFLICT FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER |
| ARGUMENT | A STATEMENT, REASON OR FACT FOR OR AGAINST A POINT OF VIEW |
| EPIC | A LONG BOOK OR POEM THAT TELLS A STOEY |
| AUDIENCE | WHOEVER WILL BE LISTENING TO SPEECH OR PLAY, ETC. |
| BIOGRAPHY | STORY OF A PERSONS LIFE WRITTEN BY ANOTHER PERSON |
| CLIMAX | TURNING POINT IN THE STORY. OUTCOME OF CONFLICT. |
| COMPARE | DETERMINE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN TWO THINGS. |
| CONFLICT | THE MAIN PROBLEM IN A STORY |
| CONNOTATION | THE EMOTIONAL MEANING THAT A WORD CARRIES SEPARATE FROM ITS MEANING |
| CONTRAST | DETERMINE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO THINGS |
| DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH | A WRITING THAT SHOWS ,IN DETAIL, WHAT SOMETHING LOOKS LIKE, SMELLS LIKE, AND LOOKS LIKE |
| DIALECT | VARIATION OF LANGUAGE BY ONE GROUP OR PLACE |
| DIALOGUE | CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO OR MORE PERSONS |
| DICTION | AUTHOR'S CHOICE OF WORDS -EXAMPLE SLAUGHTER -VS- KILL |
| DRAMATIC IRONY | THE AUDIENCE OR READER INFORMATION THAT OTHER CHARACTERS DO NOT KNOW |
| DYNAMIC CHARACTER | A CHARACTER THAT CHANGES THROUGHT THE STORY |
| EVALUATE | FORMING A PERSONAL JUDEMENT ABOUT AN IDEA'S OR A LITERARY WORK'S VALUE |
| EXPOSITION | THE BEGINNING OF A STORY WHERE THE READER IS INTRODUCED TO THE CHARACTERS, SETTING, AND BASIC CONFICT |
| FALLING ACTION | THE SERIES OF EVENTS THAT TAKES PLACE AFTER THE THE CLIMAX SHOWING THE RESULTS OF THE CONFLICT |
| FICTION | WRITINGS THAT TELLS ABOUT IMAGINARY CHARACTERS AND EVENTS. NOT REAL |
| FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE | WORDS THAT MEAN MORE THAN THEIR MEANINGS AND EXPRESS TRUTH BEYOND THE LITERAL MEANING. |
| FIGURE OS SPEECH | WORDS THAT STATES SOMETHING THAT STATES SOMETHING THAT IS NOT LITERALLY TRUE IN ORDER TO CREATE AN EFFECT |
| FLASHBACK | A MEMORY THAT IS OUT OF PLACE IN A STORY |
| FOIL | A CHARACTER OPPOSITE IN PERSONALITY TO ANOTHER CHARACTER IN THE STORY Eexample /Romeo and Mercutio |
| FOREBODING | hint that something bad will happen. |
| GENRE | a type of literature(short story, novel, play,poetry,essay. folktale. etc |
| HYPOBOLE | a figure os speech used in extre exaggeration,(I could eat a horse) |
| IMAGERY | use of language that appeals to the five senses touch, taste ,smell, sight and sound. |
| INFERENCE | come to conclusion using the facts to figure out what is being implied - reading between the lines |
| IRONY | the difference between what is expected and what actually happened |
| LEAD | the beginning of a piece of writing and the direction the writer wants to take it. |
| METAPHOR | a comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as" example: You are a rose. |
| MOOD | the feeling the author wants the reader to have. |
| MOTIF | a word, phrase, image, etc that is repeated throughout the story and is related to the theme. |
| NARRATIVE | writing or speech that tells a story. |
| NONFICTION | writing that is true. |
| NOVEL | a book length fictional story, |
| PARALLEL STRUCTURE/PARALLELISM | the repetition of a series of words, phrases, or sentences that have similar grammatical structure. |
| PARODY | A HUMOROUS IMITATION OF A LITERARY WORK THAT AIMS TO POINT THE WORK'S SHORTCOMINGS. |
| PLOT | THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS/ACTIONS IN A STORY |
| POINT OF VIEW | THE PERSPECTIVE FROM WHICH A STORY IS TOLD. THERE ARE 3 PRIMARY TYPES/1ST PERSON//OMNISCIENT/THIRD |
| PROTAGONIST | THE MAIN CHARACTER IN A LITERARY WORK ORFICTION |
| RESOLUTION | THE FINAL PART OF IN A STORY IN WHICH THE CONFLICT IS CONCKUDED AND ALL THE LOOSE ENDS ARE TIED UP |
| RHYME | IN POETRY A PATTERN OF REPEATED WORDS |
| RISING ACTION | THE PART OF THE PLOT WHERE THE CONFLICT AND EVENTS BUILD TO THE CLIMAX |
| SARCASM | A PERSON SAYS ONE THING BUT MEANS ANOTHER. |
| SETTING | THE TIME AND PLACE IN WHICH A STORY IS TOLD. |
| SHORT STORY | A SHORT FICTIONAL NARRATIVE. |
| SIMILE | THE COMPARISON OF TWO UNLIKE THINGS USING "LIKE" OR "AS" |
| SITUATIONAL IRONY | A HUMOROUS OUTCOME OF A SITUATION THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IS EXPECTED example spraying whipped cream on your face while trying to to get a friend |
| STATIC CHARACTER | A CHARCTER THAT DOES NOT CHANGE IN A STORY. STAYS THE SAME |
| STEROTYPE | A GENERALIZATION ABOUT A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT IS MADE WITHOUT REGARD FOR INDIVUAL DIFFERENCES |
| STYLE | THE WAY AN AUTHOR WRITES |
| SUSPENSE | A FEELING OF UNCERTAINTY OR DREAD ABOUTWHATS GOING TO HAPPEN |
| SYMBOL/SYMBOLISM | SOMETHING THAT STANDS FOR SOMETHING ELSE EXAMPLE: AMERICAN FLAG - freedom |
| THEME | main idea or message of a story, poem or novel |
| TONE | the author's attitude toward a subject, character, or audience. This can be stated or implied. |
| TRAGEDY | play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially the main character: Example Romeo and Juliet |
| TRANSITION | connecting words needed between paragraphs in writing |
| VERBAL IRONY | a person says one thing and means another (sarcasm) |
| PLOT STRUCTURE DIAGRAM | EXPOSITION /RISING ACTON /CLIMAX /FALLING ACTION RESOLUTON |
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