Grade 9 English Final Exam Review

The attribution of human emotions or characteristics to nature.

The placement of two unrelated things together to create meanings

Chanie v. cold, rain, and wind.

This Point of View uses proper names like 'John' and knows everything

Her eyes were owlish, almost too big for her face

Descriptions designed to create a mental image

The audience knows what the murder weapon is, but the police do not.

The forest hummed with teenage energy

A writer's choce of words and vocabulary

What do you re-state in an essay conclusion?

The fiery wheel of the sun shone in the sky.

The Raven (bird) is an example of this literary device

The Narrator crying out for 'Nepenthee' in The Raven

Mars, the

A situation where the reader knows more than the characters

Jupiter, the

The use of hues and shades to draw attention to a specific idea/meaning in a text

Squealer is an allegory for...

Napoleon is an allegory for...

On a plot graph, this is where characters deal with the consequences of thier actions

The theme of The Raven is...

Mollie is an allegory for....

Chanie remembering how he escaped from the Resident School as he walked the tracks

Animal Farm is an Allegory and a ???

On a plot graph, this is where we see the most change in a character.

Uncertainty or tension the reader feels about what is going to happen next in a story

A reference to a religious theme/figure/text

This Point of Viet uses proper name like 'John' but does not know everything.

A distinctive feature, dominant idea, or topic in a literary, art, or musical work

This Point of View uses 'I' and provides internal thoughts

Assigning living qualities to inanimate objects

Harry v. Mike

Mollie is an allegory for...

Boxer's death is an allegory for...

A criticism of society through CLASS

The search for meaning in how two or more things are similar.

'The House seemed to have a mean, almost enraged face.'

A red ball and a blue square representing two sides in a gang war

The motif of You Don't Owe Me by Leslie Gore is...

A criticism of society through GENDER

Saturn, the

This is the main idea of an essay or argument

The eyeballs held by the Raven and the windows of the Residential school

The use of objects, marks, signs, or words to represent ideas

A comparison not using like or as

On a plot graph, where does the character gain new allies and skills?

Venus, the

A scene that occured before what is currently going on

A scene that occurs after the current situation

Central idea and main message in a work of literature.

Harry v. his own desires

An old man lies dying in a hospital bed. He is all alone, except for the red telephone on his side table

The author giving clues, but not confirming if something occurs or not

When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's love.

This part of the argument draws the reader in.

Harry v. an evil demon

A work that makes fun of a social issue in order to bring about change.

A comparison using like or as

Chanie is in blue and white while his home is in browns and oranges

Mary not knowing if the police will believe her story.

A Character/Event/Place stand-in with a hidden meaning, usually political or moral

The search for meaning in how two things are different

A hand reaching out towards a young man in a bed, but cutting away early