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9th grade literature terms from Alliteration- Imagery #9thgrade #literaryterms
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What is an autobiography?
the process of pointing out the differences between things.
An author's account of their own life
a point by point comparison of a poem and epic text.
A story written about a person.
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A comparison is...
the process of identifying similarites
the process of pointing out differences
emotions a word can arouse
when one event brings about the other
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A literary work where a character is speaking as if others were present, feelings revealed
ficition
dramatic monologue
inference
farce
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What is a farce?
the author's account of their life
an extreme overstatement
the representation of a person's attributes
Literature based on a humorous or improbable plot
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the process of pointing out differences between things
cause and effect
comparison
contrast
connotation
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Putting yourself in someone's situation and feeling what they are feeling is...
empathy
Irony
exposition
flashback
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What's drama?
form of literature known as plays
Save it for your llama
a way of life #yolo
a serious play
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An image, character that is repeated throughout literature and considered universal is...
Antagonist
Archetype
Protagonist
Comparison
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Figurative language is
a literary device used to create a special effect
a sudden moment of understanding
Expressions not literally true
the beginning of a story where the setting is told
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An author's choice of words based on their correctness, clearness or effectiveness.
indirect characterization
drama
author's purpose
diction
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The feelings or emotions a word can arouse- like the positive feelings of love
cliche
contrast
denotation
connotation
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Repetition of vowel sounds is...
Alliteration
Personification
hyperbole
Assonance
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What is didactic?
epitaph
literature that instructs or presents a moral
language that is crude and offensive
a character who undergoes a change
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An enduring work of literature that continues to be read long after it's published is....
classic
Cliche
genre
Biography
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What's a bias?
Having an inclination toward something
putting yourself in someone's situation
A representation of a person's attributes
a form of lang. that is spoken
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What's a foil?
A character who serves as the contrast to another
Literature that instructs
Something you wrap your leftovers in
Literature that provides a morale booster
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What is a flashback?
a long narrative poem
a character who is simple and doesn't change
returning to an earlier time to make the present clearer
a figure of speech using like or as
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When the writer states exactly what the character is like...
direct characterization
cause and effect
indirect characterization
connnotation
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The thing or person opposing the protagonist or hero of the story
Antagonist
Allusion
Autobiography
Assonance
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What is an allusion?
a reference to incident in history or a piece of literature
an author's account of events from their life
a deceptive appearance or presence
the process of pointing out differences
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Shown through the writer giving speech of the character or revealing what they are thinking
Indirect Characterization
Direct Characterization
Irony
Contrast
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What parts are in the exposition?
audience meets the characters and the setting is introduced
complications occur in the plot
a suggestion is made about what is to come
the resolution, or denouement
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the story of a person's life told by another person
historical fiction
autobiography
fictional writing
biography
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What is fiction?
Truth versus reality
Poetry that creates imagery
Reality uncovered as a myth.
prose writing that tells an imaginary story
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A character who is simple, two dimensional and shallow
Dynamic character
Genre
Round Character
Flat character
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Something that brings forth an image in the mind of the reader is...
inference
Imagery
epiphany
expostition
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A sudden moment of understanding is a(n)...
epiphany
empathy
epitaph
Allusion
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a character who undergoes a change or growth throughout the story
dynamic character
foil
flat character
static character
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What is alliteration?
an image or character that recurs throughout a story
the repetition of vowel sounds - how now brown cow
giving human characteristics to unhuman things
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a word
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What is dialogue?
the process of pointing out differences
specialized language used by a group of people
consists of the conversations characters have
words that are old fashioned and not used
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A form of language that is spoken in a particular place by a particular group
colloquialism
dialect
jargon
profanity
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"let me be taken, let me be put to death, Juliet wills it so" is an example of...
enduring love
an inference
Insanity
Hyperbole
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a short poem or verse written in memory of someone
Epic
Exaggeration
Epitaph
Hyperbole
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What's an epic?
someone who serves as the contrast to a character
Writing in stanzas with rhythm and rhyme
prose
a long narrative poem about Gods and heroes
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Exaggeration is
an extreme overstatement of an idea used for humor
suggesting what is to come later in the story
the events that happen after the climax
putting yourself in someone else's place
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His or her reason for writing a work
Author's purpose
biography
autobiography
Allusion
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a person, or animal in a story, play, or poem
character
assonance
allusion
cliche
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Some examples of this are... hyperbole, metaphor, personification
figures of speech
literal language
epiphany
foreshadowing
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Cause and effect are...
two events related when one brings about the other
an author's account of their own life
a representation of a person's attributes or personality
independent and dependent
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What is conflict?
problems or complications in the story
two events that are related
an expression used so much that the freshness has worn off
all the emotions a word can arouse
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What's an analogy?
an image or character that is repeated throughout literature
a reference to a striking incident in history
point by point comparison between two dissimilar things
an enduring work of literature
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What's a cliche?
the process of pointing out similarities
drama
A brand of detergent
An overused expression that is unclear
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A work of literature that contains unreal elements
Fantasy
Non fiction
Fiction
Poetry
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An image, character or pattern of circumstance that recurs throughout lit. and is universal
Archetype
Assonance
Allusion
Comparison
