Year 9 End of Cycle Knowledge Test Review

Practice flashcards covering literary terms, grammar, and genre conventions from the Year 9 End of Cycle Knowledge Test.

Direct Address

A technique where the speaker or writer talks directly to the reader or listener, often using the pronoun "you".

Anecdote

A short, interesting story about a real incident or person used to illustrate a point.

Narrative Perspective

The point of view from which a story is told, such as first-person, second-person, or third-person.

Dysphemism

A derogatory or unpleasant term used instead of a neutral or positive one; the opposite of a euphemism.

Gothic Story Elements

Characteristics common in the gothic genre, including darkness, castles, and elements of the supernatural or mystery.

Figurative Language

Language that uses figures of speech, such as metaphors and similes, to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful.

Dystopian Genre

A genre of fiction characterized by an oppressive environment, an tyrannical leader, strict rules, and punishment for those who do not follow them.

Implicit Information

Information that is suggested or hinted at by the text rather than being directly or explicitly stated.

Dramatic Irony

A literary device where the audience or reader's understanding of events or individuals surpasses that of its characters.

Simile

A figure of speech comparing one thing with another of a different kind, often using the words "like" or "as".

Metaphor

A figure of speech where a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable to suggest a resemblance.

Imagery

Visually descriptive or figurative language in a literary work that appeals to the physical senses.

Anaphora

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.

Appositive

A noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it to provide more information.

Rhetorical Question

A question asked to make a point or for dramatic effect rather than to elicit an actual answer.

Ethos

A rhetorical appeal to credibility, character, or ethics.

Logos

A rhetorical appeal to logic, reason, or facts.

Pathos

A rhetorical appeal to the audience's emotions.

Euphemism

A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

Tricolon

A series of three parallel words, phrases, or clauses.

Compound Sentence

A sentence that includes at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

Discrimination

The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, such as race, age, or sex.

Simple Sentence

A sentence consisting of only one independent clause.

Complex Sentence

A sentence that contains an independent clause and at least one dependent (subordinate) clause.

Personification

A figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

Propaganda

Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.

Flashback

A scene in a story set in a time earlier than the main narrative.

Cyclical Narrative

A story structure where the narrative ends at the same point or in a similar way to how it began.

Motif

A recurring element, image, or idea in a story that has symbolic significance.

Othello

A play written by William Shakespeare which belongs to the genre of tragedy.

Protagonist

The main character or lead figure in a story or drama.

Hamartia

A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero.

Pathetic Fallacy

The attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things or animals, particularly in the use of weather to reflect a character's mood.