Reading 9th Grade
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
What is First Person
The paragraphs of a poem are called_______?
What is a stanza?
The person who writes a poem
What is a poet?
When the narrator explicitly says what a character is like.
What is "Direct Characterization"
the feeling expressed in a work of art or literature
What is Mood?
"I'm as tough as the crust of the Earth is." This is an example of ______?
What is a simile?
This is the first paragraph in an essay.
What is the Introduction
"Weathering willow whispers wild."
What literary device is this?
What is alliteration?
STEAL is an acronym for what literary device?
What is characterization?
the author's attitude toward their subject matter, conveyed through their choice of words (diction), sentence structure (syntax), and overall style, influencing the reader's interpretation of the work
What is tone?
"I'd catch a grenade for you." This is an example of ___?
What is hyperbole?
Giving non-living objects human qualities.
What is Personification
What is an Antagonist?
What is a 'bad guy' or a 'villain'
A word which sounds like what it mean
What is onomatopoeia
techniques used by writers to enhance their writing and create specific effects on the reader.
What are Literary Devices
The lesson or the moral of the story in a text
What is theme?
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
What is the verb in this sentence?
My mom and dad drive to the city together to work every day
What is "drive?"
An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true
What is hyperbole?
a rhetorical device that appeals to an audience's sense of reason and logic by presenting clear, logical connections, facts, statistics, and analogies to support an argument or enhance a narrative's plausibility
the primary message or main point the author intends to convey, serving as the core concept around which the entire work revolves
What is the central idea?
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. Example: gentle, helpful, small
What is Adjective?
a phrase, or word that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.
i.e.: It's raining cats and dogs outside.
What is an idiom
Words that have the same ending sound_______?
What is rhyme?
What is the purpose of 9th grade English?
To practice skills necessary for life. Other acceptable answers (build reading stamina, build reading comprehension, practice thinking critically etc).