9th Grade Literary Terms

place, time, etc inn which a story takes place

struggle between a literary character and an outside force

convince/persuade

a reference back to an already known topic in literature

appeal to emotion

a mark or character used as a representation of something else

form of writing where a writer tells about his own life story

a note of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram

use of a word referring/ replacing a word in a sentence

long narrative poem about the deeds of gods or heroes

sequence written or spoken language

when the subject is doing the action in the sentence

form of writing where a writer tells the life of another person

a temporary state of mind or feeling- the way a writer writes

the general character or attitude of a piece of writing

the subject is acted upon by the verb

descriptive phrase about qualities of characters

choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

factual stories about someones life

psychological struggle within the mind of a literary character

exaggeration in literature

ex: boom, clank, pow

special piece of literature using rhyme patterns

educated guess about literature based on context clues

prose writing that presents and explains ideas or that tells about people, places, ideas, event

central message or insight into life

conversation between characters

appeal to ethics