Essential Literary Terms for the Ninth Grade

Essential Terms for the Ninth Grade -- Final Study Guide

Terms About Text Analysis:

How does Style help to achieve Author's Purpose?

Genre words: (Words About How We Classify Texts)

fiction:

the canon:

literary merit:

novel:

(abridged vs. unabridged)

drama:

poetry:

epic:

epic simile:

epic epithet/euphemism:

epic hero:

myth:

cinema/flim:

non-fiction (informational):

peer-reviewed journal article:

periodical article:

biography:

autobiography/memoir:

memoir:

literary non-fiction:

media/medium:

treatise:

criticism:

address:

sermon:

tract:

precis:

summary:

treatment:

inquiry:

Plot Structure:

exposition:

rising action:

climax:

falling action/resolution/dénouement:

pacing:

chronological:

foreshadowing:

flashback:

framed story:

in media res:

archetypal journey:

coming-of-age:

parallel plot:

prologue:

epilogue:

Conflict:

internal:

external:

Man vs. Man:

Man vs. Society:

Man vs. Self:

Man vs. Nature:

Man vs. Unknown/Supernatural:

Characterization:

direct:

indirect:

stock:

composite:

round vs. flat:

protagonist vs. antagonist:

dynamic vs. static:

archetype:

anti-hero:

Setting:

Theme:

motif:

Point of View:

perspective:

first person:

second person:

third person (limited):

third person (omniscient):

Difference Between Rhetoric (Persuasion) and Propaganda:

propaganda techniques:

name-calling/bad-names/glad-names:

guilt by association:

bandwagon:

testimonial:

stacking the deck/half truths:

false comparison:

personal attack (ad hominem):

bias:

spin:

distortion:

logically fallacy:

rhetorical strategies:

Pathos:

Logos:

Ethos:

argument:

visual rhetoric:

claim/counter-claim:

proof:

evaluate:

accurate:

relevant:

fact vs. opinion:

logic:

syllogism:

inductive reasoning:

deductive reasoning:

evidence/support:

objective:

subjective:

counterargument/refutation:

Terms of Contradiction:

juxtaposition:

dramatic foil:

irony:

verbal:

situational:

dramatic:

oxymoron:

paradox:

Difference Between Figurative and Literal:

(also called abstract and concrete)

inference:

imply vs. infer:

explicit vs. implicit:

symbolic:

idiom (idiomatic):

allegory:

imagery (also called sensory detail):

visual:

aural:

tactile:

gustatory:

olfactory:

kinetic:

figurative language:

metaphor:

simile:

personification:

hyperbole:

onomatopoeia:

Terms of Sound and Sense:

alliteration:

rhyme scheme:

iambic pentameter:

blank verse:

free verse:

ballad format:

sonnet format:

repetition:

Allusion:

classical:

historical:

Biblical:

Shakespearean:

pop cultural:

Tone:

connotation:

denotation:

diction:

DIDLS:

mood:

voice:

Drama Terms:

monologue vs. dialogue:

comedy vs. tragedy:

act:

scene:

Terms About Grammar Knowledge (Also called Conventions and Syntax Analysis)

List and Define the Eight Parts of Speech:

clause:

independent:

dependent:

noun clause:

relative clause:

1. Simple Sentence:

2. Compound Sentence:

3. Complex Sentence:

4. Compound-Complex Sentence:

Period ( ) Comma ( ) Semi-Colon ( ) Colon ( ) Dash ( )

Parallel Structure:

verb phrase:

action verb:

linking verb:

helping verb:

adjectival phrase:

participial phrase:

prepositional phrase:

conjunctive adverbs:

capitalization of proper nouns:

Textual Analysis Terms (English Jargon!)

annotation/annotate

peruse

comprehension

jargon

domain-specific

discipline-specific

compile

synthesis

qualitative evidence

quantative evidence

reference material

glossary

index

thesaurus

dictionary

definition

consensus

seminal

foundational

primary

secondary

cumulative

effective

etiology

impact

collegial

ambivalent

Words About Writing

organization/structure

five paragraph essay

event/response/reflection format

narrative composition

persuasive composition

expository composition

comparison/contrast composition

standard vs. nonstandard grammar

conform

context

formal voice

colloquial

dialect

introduction

thesis

body

topic sentence

support

quote vs. quotation vs. dialogue

paraphrase

integrated quote

clincher

transitional

cohesion

fluency

extraneous

clarify

nuance

source credibility

citation

conclusion

closure

rubric/standards

plagiarism

writing process

brainstorming

outlining

drafting

revising

editing

publishing

manuscript style -- MLA/APA

header

format

works cited

Words About Online Writing

revolution:

digital:

icon:

multimedia:

website:
flipchart:

wiki:

promethean/smart board:

social media presence:

multimedia:

multimodal:

programming language:

Skype:

podcast:

platform:

blog:

internet:

Prezi:

technical:

Words About Presentations

oral projection:

clear speaker:

eye contact:

task-oriented:

aesthetic dimension:

legible:

Words about Gender, Race, and Class

gender:

race:

class:

culture:

assimilation:

pluralism:

society:

identity:

transform:

diverse:

Two Writers To Know

Shakespeare

Homer