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9th grade vocab
summerwork- #2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Free Verse | -n verse that does not follow a fixed metrical pattern |
| Genre | -n a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique |
| Hero/Heroine | a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities/a woman of distinguished courage or ability, admired for her brave deeds and noble qualities. |
| Hyperbole | -n obvious and intentional exaggeration |
| Iamb | -n unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one |
| Irony | -n the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning |
| Lyric Poem | -n a short poem of song like quality |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance (with out using "like" or "an" |
| Meter | -n arrangement of words in regularly measured, patterned, or rhythmic lines or verses |
| Onomatopoeia | -n the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent |
| Oxymoron | -n a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” |
| Pentameter | -n line of verse consisting of five metrical feet |
| Personification | -n Giving an inanimate object human qualities |
| Plot | -n storyline |
| Point of View | -n the position of the narrator in relation to the story, as indicated by the narrator's outlook |
| Protagonist | -n the leading character, hero, or heroine of a literary piece. |
| Rhyme | -n identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse. |
| Rhyme Scheme | -n the pattern of rhymes used in a poem |
| Rhythm | -n a patterned repetition |
| Round Character | -n a character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully delineated by the author. |
| Setting | -n the surroundings or environment of anything; the scenery and other properties used in a dramatic performance |
| Static character | -n literary character who remains basically unchanged throughout a work |
Created by:
Kelsey R
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