Literary Terms Grade 9

Question 1

The substitution of a mild and pleasant expression for a harsh and blunt one (i.e to pass away)

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euphemism

Question 2

A literary device in which human qualities or actions are attributed to non-human things

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Personification

Question 3

A humorous play on words

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pun

Question 4

The representation of an abstract concept through a concrete object

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Symbolism

Question 5

Words with the same sound but different meanings (i.e bear, bare)

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homophones

Question 6

A figure of speech combining two contradictory terms

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Oxymoron

Question 7

A specific category/style of literary or other forms of art or entertainment (i.e comedy)

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Genre

Question 8

Exaggeration for effect

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Hyperbole

Question 9

A word that has the same, or nearly the same, meaning as another word

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Synonym

Question 10

An implied reference to something from history/culture i.e mythology, religion, literature, etc

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Allusion

Question 11

A hint about what is to come later on during a narrative

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Foreshadowing

Question 12

A word formed by the initial letters in a set phrase or series of words,

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acronym

Question 13

Something said or written that is repeated word for word in another piece of writing or text

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Quotation

Question 14

The main opinion or argument in a text

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Thesis

Question 15

The appeal to one or more of the five senses, using description in literature or other genres

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Imagery

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