Final Exam Review - Fall - 9th Grade

means by which authors present material that occurred earlier than the present time 

Wart

"Arthur Becomes King of Britain"

a character struggles within himself or herself:  Man vs. Self

a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else

a character who provides a contrast to another character

a figure of speech in which the words like or as are used to compare 2 dissimilar items

a struggle between opposing forces which forms the basis of stories, novels, and plays

words are used to suggest the opposite of what is meant

We went to the store, no one was there.

a contradiction between what a characters thinks and what the reader or audience knows is true

When we went to the store and found no one there.

writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally..often used to create vivid impressions

all the events leading up to the climax make up this term

when the reader knows more than the characters

We went to the store and no one was there.

an event occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of characters, readers, or audience

the high point of interest or suspense

the time and place of the action

Choose the error:  In his essay, Ernie explored sympathy, reconciliation, and being mean.

atmosphere or feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage

Don Quixote

the writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject...can be formal, serious, etc.

He sold his truck since the bumper was dented, the squeaky brakes, and the transmission leaked.

introduces the setting, characters, and basic situation; the beginning of the plot

use in a literary work of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur

techniques that portray differences between appearance and reality (or expectation) and result

Sekhar tells his boss the truth about his singing.

a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.

a category or form of literature commonly divided into 3 types:poetry,prose, and drama

leads to the resolution, follows the climax

Choose the error:  There will never be another Robin Hood but no one seems to care.

a story inside a story; narrator is a character who tells story as flashback

The universal idea that a work of literature tries to tell us about life

a character or force in conflict with a main character, or protagonist

a story or tale with 2 or more levels of meaning-a literal level and 1 or more symbolic levels

a character, place, thing or event that stands for something else, often an abstract idea

When we went to the store no one was there to greet us.

Choose the error:  As I was saying. Star Wars is the greatest movie of all time.

the descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create word pictures

Choose the error:  Since I can never figure out where I left my machete, I will take a break.

"Cupid and Psyche"

Poe's theory about what makes a good short story... a unified emotional effect on the reader.

the main character struggles against an outside force:  Man vs. Nature

the perspective from which the story is told

the main character in a literary work

the sequence of events in a literary work; the "stuff" that happens

Lord of the Flies