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Ninth EOCT
Ninth Grade Literature EOCT
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Literature | Fiction, non fiction, and poetry |
| Fiction | Literature that is not based in truth |
| Diction | Word choice |
| Figurative Language | Words not meant to be taken literally |
| Imagery | Words that evoke the five senses |
| Symbolism | Something that stands for something other than what it is |
| Plot | Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution |
| Conflict | The problem a character faces |
| Man vs. Man | Two characters face off against one another |
| Man vs. Self | A character must battle his own decisions/thoughts |
| Man vs. Society | A character must battle against something he cannot touch, like poverty |
| Man vs. Nature | A character must overcome natural forces, like a storm or animal |
| Character development | How a character changes throughout the story |
| Static | A character does not change through the story |
| Dynamic | A character does change through the story |
| Setting | The time and place of a story |
| Mood | How a reader feels about a piece of literature |
| Tone | How an author feels about a piece of literature |
| Situational irony | Something unexpected happens |
| Verbal irony | A character says something they don't really mean |
| Dramatic irony | The audience knows something a character does not know |
| First person point of view | Told from the perspective of a character and in their personal voice |
| Third person limited point of view | Told from the perspective of one character through a narrator's voice |
| Third person omniscient point of view | The narrator can see into any character's mind |
| Theme | The moral or life lesson of a story |
| Personification | Giving human characteristics to non-human things |
| Metaphor | A comparison not using 'like' or 'as' |
| Simile | A comparison using 'like' or 'as' |
| Hyperbole | An extreme exaggeration |
| Protagonist | The main character of a work |
| Antagonist | The force a character faces |
| Idiom | A phrase that does not mean what it sounds like it means |
| Cognate | Two or more words that share a root meaning |
| Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word |
| Connotation | The feeling behind the word |
| Non-fiction | Literature based in truth |
| Biography | The story of a person's life written by someone else |
| Autobiography | The story of a person's life written by that person |
| Memoir | An autobiographical account of a specific time in a person's life |
| Author's purpose | The reason why an author is writing |
| Expository writing | Writing to explain or show "how to" |
| Persuasive writing | Writing to persuade or convince |
| Narrative writing | Writing to tell a story |
| Resume | A collection of personal and workplace experience, usually to get a job |
| Speech | A piece of writing that is spoke; often includes rhetoric |
| Ethos | The use of credibility or believability |
| Logos | The use of logic and data |
| Pathos | The use of emotional appeal |
| Primary source | A source coming directly from something related to your topic |
| Secondary source | A source speaking of your topic that is not directly related to it |
| Drama | A piece of work meant to be performed by actors |
| Tragedy | Drama that ends unhappily |
| Comedy | Drama that ends happily |
| Stage directions | Unspoken words that tell an actor what to do on stage |
| Dialogue | Words spoken by two or more characters |
| Monologue | Words spoken by one character and heard by others |
| Soliloquy | Words spoken by one character alone on the stage, usually about feelings |
| Aside | Words spoken by one character directed to the audience |
| Foil | Two characters whose similarities and differences provide a contrast for one another |
| Tragic flaw | A problem in a character that leads to their downfall |
| Pun | A play on words |
| Poetry | Literature that is not prose, usually containing rhyme or meter |
| Meter | The rhythm of a poem, counted using syllables and rests |
| Rhyme | When two words share the same vowel and end sound |
| Alliteration | When two words have the same beginning sound |
| Assonance | When two words have the same vowel sound |
| Consonance | When two words have the same middle or ending consonant sound |
| Onomatopoeia | Words that mimic sound |
| Rhyme Scheme | The pattern of rhyme within a poem |
| Blank verse | Poetry that has meter but no rhyme |
| Free verse | Poetry that has rhyme but no meter |
| Narrative poetry | Poetry that tells a story |
| Lyric poetry | Song-like poetry, usually about feelings |
| Ballad | Song-like poetry that tells a story |
| Epic poem | A long poem, often detailing the mythical journey of a hero |
| Epic hero | An archetypal figure that goes on a quest and is helped by gods |
| Homeric simile | A very long, detailed simile |
| In Medias Res | In the middle of things |
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amanda.robbins
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