English 9 Subject Vocabulary

Question 1

The events and conflicts that build to the climax of the story.

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Rising Action

Question 2

The repetition of speech sounds in the beginning of nearby words (Peter Piper's pickled peppers

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Alliteration

Question 3

Phrases or expressions that have meanings different from the literal (EX: once in a blue moon.)

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Idiom

Question 4

A type of comparison in which two unlike things are considered to be similar

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Metaphor

Question 5

Words or expressions with meaning other than the literal interpretation

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Figurative Language

Question 6

What may be suggested by or associated with the meaning of a word EX:home may suggest family

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Connotation

Question 7

An abstract concept broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary work, usually a lesson

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Theme

Question 8

The argument advanced by a speaker/writer who then attempts to prove it in the piece of writing

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Thesis

Question 9

The character or force that works against the "main character" in the narrative

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Antagonist

Question 10

The events and actions of a narrative work

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Plot

Question 11

A comparison between two distinctly different things indicated by the word "like" or "as"

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Simile

Question 12

Words, phrases, or sentences that establish connections between ideas when writing or speaking

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Transitions

Question 13

When an inanimate object or is spoken of as though it were endowed human attributes/feelings

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Personification

Question 14

The way a characters personality is revealed through description and actions in a narrative.

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Characterization

Question 15

The author's attitude reflected in the style of the written word

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Tone

Question 16

A character who has only one notable trait in a narrative.

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Flat Character

Question 17

The emotion expressed by an author/artist in the rhetoric, structure, and perspective of a work

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Mood

Question 18

The verbal interaction between two or more characters in a dramatic or narrative work

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Dialogue

Question 19

A character with "depth". They have several notable traits.

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Round Character

Question 20

The "main character" of a story. The one who the plot follows.

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Protagonist

Question 21

The intended target group of a message, such as adolescents for young adult literature

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Audience

Question 22

a statement in which the meaning the speaker implies differs sharply from what is directly said

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Verbal Irony

Question 23

narrative of ancient origin that a culture believes to explain of why the world is as it is

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Myth

Question 24

represented by a mismatch between expectation and reality

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Situational Irony

Question 25

The chief topic of a passage expressed or implied in a word or phrase

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Main Idea

Question 26

A breakdown of a text into parts to determine how the parts relate to overall structure/purpose

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Analysis

Question 27

Events of conflicts that occur after the main climax of the narrative.

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Falling Action

Question 28

the use of an object, character, setting, etc. to represent ideas or qualities

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Symbolism

Question 29

The turning point of the story, moment of highest suspense for the conflict.

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Climax

Question 30

Facts, figures, details, quotations, information etc that support claims or analysis of texts

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Evidence

Question 31

A deliberate and humorous play on words that are similar in sound but different in meaning

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Pun

Question 32

in a play or story when the audience has information that is unknown to the characters/actors

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Dramatic Irony

Question 33

Text/dialogue that is hiding what is actually true in order to achieve a rhetorical effect

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Irony

Question 34

A character who changes fundamentally from the beginning to end of the narrative.

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Dynamic Character

Question 35

A character who fundamentally stays the same throughout the story.

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Static Character

Question 36

visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work

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Imagery

Question 37

subdivision of acts in a play in which there is no change of place or in the continuity of time

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Scene

Question 38

Where (time and place) the narrative occurs.

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Setting

Question 39

The beginning of a narrative where characters, setting and the start of conflict is introduced.

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Exposition

Question 40

The final moments of the narrative where the conflict is resolved.

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Resolution

Question 41

The general or literal meaning of a word (e.g., home is a place where a person lives)

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Denotation

English 9 Subject Vocabulary

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English 9 Subject Vocabulary

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