Vocabulary
Writing
Literary Devices
9th Grade Books
Who said it?
100

A group of people that overthrow the government, often a part of the military.

What is a coup?

100

The acronym we use for body paragraphs at City.

What is PEAL?

100

Language that directly appeals to the senses, e.g. sight, smell, touch, etc. 

What is imagery?

100

The short story by Poe in which the narrator cries out, at the end, "It is the beating of his hideous heart!"

What is "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

100
"Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, still-waking sleep that is not what it is."

Who is Romeo?

200

A word for a "rest" or a "break" that is used in "The Raven" as the speaker begs for this, from his suffering.

What is respite? 

200

The acronym we use for thesis statements at City.

What is OELI?

200

A type of figurative language that compares unlike things without using "like" or "as"

What is a metaphor?

200

The native language Papa often prefers for his children not to speak in Purple Hibiscus.

What is Igbo?

200

"Being defiant can be a good thing sometimes."

Aunty Ifeoma

300

An adjective for intentionally harmful or damaging that rhymes with delicious.

What is pernicious?

300
The part of your evidence you unpack in your analysis.

What are key words? 

300

The literary term for a character who changes over the course of a work of literature.

What is a dynamic character?

300

The two countries at war in Persepolis, one of which is where Marjane lives. 

What are Iran and Iraq? 

300

"We will go back; your health is precious."  


Who is Montresor or the narrator of "The Cask of Amontillado"?

400
You are at the cutting edge of culture if you are this, a two-part word the second part of which rhymes with a nickname for Shakespeare. 

What is avant-garde?

400

The four criteria (A-D) in the MYP Writing Rubric.

What are A- Analysis, B- Organization, C- Using Details, D- Language?

400
A pattern of five beats of unstressed followed by stressed syllables.

What is iambic pentameter? 

400

The breed of animal that most likes chanting "Four legs good, two legs bad" in Animal Farm, and that is sometimes used as a metaphor for unthinking followers.

Who are the sheep?

400
"In life you'll meet a lot of jerks. If they hurt you, tell yourself it's because they're timid. That will keep you from reacting to their cruelty. Because there is nothing worse than bitterness and vengeance. Always keep your dignity and be true to yourself."

Who is Marjane's grandmother?

500

An abstract noun that means excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury, and that starts with a word for a ten-year period.

What is decadence?

500

The name for the grammatical mistake of using an unclear word for a person you are writing about, e.g. using "he" or "she" when it is unclear to whom you are referring.

What is a "vague pronoun"?

500
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______, in poetry, is a sentence that runs over onto the next line, as opposed to ________, which are lines that end with punctuation.

What is enjambment and end-stopped lines?

500

The name of the Lucille Clifton poem, a question with five words, about feeling solidarity with people riding the bus.

What is "whose side are you on"?

500

"You lower your voices when you speak. You talk in whispers."

Who is Amaka?

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