Reading 9th Grade
Writing 9th Grade
Language Arts 9th Grade
Definitions 9th Grade
9th Grade
100

When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective

What is First Person

100

The paragraphs of a poem are called_______? 

What is a stanza?

100

The person who writes a poem

What is a poet?

100

When the narrator explicitly says what a character is like. 

What is "Direct Characterization"

100

the feeling expressed in a work of art or literature

What is Mood?

200

"I'm as tough as the crust of the Earth is." This is an example of ______? 

What is a simile? 

200

This is the first paragraph in an essay.

What is the Introduction

200

"Weathering willow whispers wild."

What literary device is this?

What is alliteration?

200

STEAL is an acronym for what literary device?

What is characterization?

200

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?

300

"I'd catch a grenade for you." This is an example of ___? 

What is hyperbole? 

300

Giving non-living objects human qualities.

What is Personification 

300

What is an Antagonist?

What is a 'bad guy' or a 'villain'

300

A word which sounds like what it mean 

What is onomatopoeia

300

techniques used by writers to enhance their writing and create specific effects on the reader.

What are Literary Devices

400

The lesson or the moral of the story in a text

What is theme? 

400

A person, place, thing, or idea.

What is a noun?

400

What is the verb in this sentence?

My mom and dad drive to the city together to work every day

What is "drive?"

400

An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true

What is hyperbole?

400

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

What is Logos
500

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?


500

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. Example: gentle, helpful, small

What is Adjective? 

500

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

500

Words that have the same ending sound_______? 

What is rhyme? 

500

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).