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Literary Terms/Vocabulary for Grade 9 Language Arts PAT review
Literary Terms/Vocabulary for Grade 9 Language Arts PAT review
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This is a review of terms and concepts taught in grade 9 Language Arts.
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When the author provides hints that something is about to happen, this is a...
denouement
flashback
foreshadowing
turning point
2
The protagonist of a story is the...
main character
bad guy
good guy
hero
3
"Icy hot" is an example of a
onomatopoeia
simile
oxymoron
flashback
4
A statement of the main idea in an essay or piece of writing
argument
thesis
turning point
idea
5
"Bam!" "Buzz" "Ouch!" are examples of....
onomatopoeia
similes
metaphors
alliteration
6
"The stars danced playfully in the night." is an example of....
idiom
metaphor
personification
pun
7
Informal language suitable for everyday conversation (such as wanna, gonna, shoulda, etc)
metonymy
dialogue
colloquial
synecdoche
8
Descriptive language that appeals to one of the five senses is called
characterization
symbolism
imagery
setting
9
Where does an epilogue occur?
after the ending
after the setting
before the story
in the middle of the story
10
The meaning of a word, plus the suggested meanings and associations of a word is called
personification
explanation
connotation
denotation
11
Something concrete standing for something abstract is called a
image
theme
cymbal
symbol
12
Repetition of a vowel sound, as in "But now we see none" is called
assonance
consonance
rhyme
alliteration
13
In the movie "Batman and Joker," the Joker is the....
protagonist
antagonist
main character
hero
14
The main message of a story is called the...
theme
attitude
suspense
climax
15
It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of an
exposition
allusion
idiom
antagonist
16
"Bumpy bumble beez brave breezes.." is an example of...
alliteration
idiom
hyperbole
onomatopoiea
17
In interruption of the action of a story to go back to something in the past
flashback
foil
foreshadowing
figure of speech
18
A grouping of lines in a poem is called a
lyric
sonnet
paragraph
stanza
19
The personality of the author or speaker is NOT created by....
diction
resolution
point of view
tone
20
A piece of writing taken from another story is called
Legend
excerpt
fable
anecdote
21
The part of the plot immediately following the climax is called the...
setting
rising action
resolution
falling action
22
"Her lips were as red as a rose.." is an example of....
onomatopoiea
simile
idiom
cliche
23
In a literary work, a reference to a person, place or thing assumed to be recognizable, is a...
alliteration
allegory
anecdote
allusion
24
The person telling the story (ex. Muchoki in Walking Home) is known as the
character foil
protagonist
narrator
main character
25
Mood is ....
The style of writing.
Using diction.
The attitude of the author.
How the reader feels.
26
To guess based on the information provided.
to observe
to infer
to analyse
to evaluate
27
If you don't understand a word, you should go back and read it in the sentence. This is called
main idea
ordering by events
compare and contrast
meaning in context
28
A metaphor where a part is used to represent the whole (ex. "wheels" to signify a car)
metonymy
synecdoche
antithesis
antecedent
29
If you see the words, "I, me...." in a story, it is written in..
Second person
Third person omniscient
Third person objective
First person
30
What doesn't the setting include?
Mood
Ending
Place
Time
31
"I told you a million times!" is an example of....
understatement
hyperbole
idiom
metaphor
32
Where does the prologue occur?
at the middle
at the end of the story
at the beginning of the story
at the rising action
33
The problem facing the main character is known as the...
obstacle
conflict
exposition
dialect
34
Which of the following is not an example of prose?
a speech
a letter
poetry
an essay
35
"All that glitters isnt gold" is an example of a
onomatopoeia
alliteration
flashback
cliche
36
"A chicken farmer's favourite car is a coupe.." is an example of
personification
simile
pun
metaphor
37
"A fire station burns down.." is an example of....
situational irony
hyperbole
verbal irony
dramatic irony
38
When the reader knows something the characters do not, this is called...
dramatic irony
sarcasm
situational irony
antithesis
39
"You are a rock..." is an example of....
allusion
oxymoron
metaphor
simile
40
Revealing things about a character through their actions, thoughts or feelings is called...
direct characterization
chronological
character foil
indirect characterization
41
If a story has characters that reveal their thoughts, actions, beliefs, feelings etc..
Third person limited
First person
Third person objective
Third person omniscient
42
The dog ran across the yard, jumped over the fence, and sprinted down the alley" is ...
irony
alliteration
parallelism
a hyper dog
43
Placing contrasting characters side by side in a story is an example of
connotation
conflict
juxtaposition
hyperbole
44
A short amusing story about a real incident or person is an....
Fabel
Anecdote
Dialogue
Excerpt
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Verbal irony is sometimes also called
suspense
sarcasm
lying
analogy
