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