9th Grade Literary Terms

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

convince/persuade

educated guess about literature based on context clues

appeal to ethics

long narrative poem about the deeds of gods or heroes

conversation between characters

central message or insight into life

a reference back to an already known topic in literature

a mark or character used as a representation of something else

struggle between a literary character and an outside force

when the subject is doing the action in the sentence

special piece of literature using rhyme patterns

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

the subject is acted upon by the verb

choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

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

place, time, etc inn which a story takes place

appeal to emotion

psychological struggle within the mind of a literary character

the general character or attitude of a piece of writing

exaggeration in literature

ex: boom, clank, pow

sequence written or spoken language

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

factual stories about someones life

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

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

descriptive phrase about qualities of characters