9TH Grade Exam Review

Conversation between characters in a work of literature.

Putting something in your own words.

The sequence of events that ties the beginning of a story to its end.

Situations and characters are invented by the writer.

Type of Story? In Memorian

Emphasizes the line as the unit of composition.

Thinking about whether you understand what you are reading.

The central character in a literary work, around whom the main conflict revolves.

A person or a force in society or nature that opposes the central character in a story or drama

A brief fictional narrative; Usually focuses on a single event and has only a few characters.

Stating the main ideas of a work or passage in your own words and in a logical sequence.

The repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words

The particular order a writer uses to present ideas.

Written in a dignified style that celebrates the adventures and achievements of a hero.

Make an informed guess about what is likely to happen in a story.

A work of nonfiction that tells the story of important historical events or developments.

A story intended to be performed by actors on a stage or before movie or tv cameras.

A larger-than-life hero.

The pattern of end rhymes in a poem.

Type of Story? Romeo and Juliet

Emotional quality of a literary work.

Type of Story? The Odyssey

A character who provides a strong contrast to another character.

A long narrative poem that traces the adventures of a larger-than-life hero.

Language that uses figures of speech such as metaphors, similes, and personification.

Factual writing that deals with real people and experiences.

A figure of speech that compares or equates two seemingly unlike things.

The "word pictures" that authors create to evoke an emotional response in readers.

A feeling of curiosity, uncertainty, or even dread about what is going to happen next.

The struggle between opposing forces.