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. ________ Person

What is First Person

100

The paragraphs of a poem are called_______? 

What is a stanza?

100

The three types of point of views when writing.

What are first, second, and third person?

100

A personal writing that tells a story.

What is a narrative?

100

The feeling expressed in a work of art or literature. The vibe of the writing.

What is Mood?

200

She is as soft as a flower in Spring.

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

The way authors develop a character in a text by having them change.

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.

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

A type of writing in which the author's goal is to inform/teach the audience about a topic.

What is informative writing?

300

A word that represents a sound.

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

When writing an argument, this is your opinion/side that you take. Located in the first paragraph of your essay.

What is a claim?

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
This step should be done after a writer uses another writer's source in their essay.

What are citations?

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
The opposing side in an argument. 

What is a counterargument/counterclaim?

500

When characters speak in a text to move the story along.

What is dialogue?

500

A type of novel in which the world is set in the future, in a society where the government is in strict control/something bad has happened is called...

What is a dystopia? 

500
The reason the author wrote a piece of literature.
What is author's purpose?