9th Grade Unit 1 Quiz 4

diction

word choice

metaphor

a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else.

extended metaphor

a writer speaks or writes of a subject as though it were something else; sustains a metaphor for several lines

analogy

makes a comparison between two or more things that are similar in some ways but otherwise unalike

vivid language

strong, precise words that bring ideas to life

appeals to authority

the statements of experts on the topic. Also called ethos. Can be a logical fallacy.

appeals to reason

logical arguments based on verifiable evidence, such as facts or data. Also called logos.

appeals to emotion

statements intended to affect readers' feelings about a subject. These statements can include charged language - words with strong positive or negative associations. Also called pathos.

idiom

an expression that is characteristic of a language, region, community or class of people. Cannot be understood literally.

hyperbole

a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

1st person point of view

The writer or narrator tells the story from his or her point of view.

situational irony

occurs when events in a story go directly against the expectations of the main characters or the readers

tone

the writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject

memoir

a limited kind of autobiographical writing that focuses on one period or aspect of the writer's life

simile

a figure of speech in which the words like or as are used to compare two apparently dissimilar items.

rhyme schemes

the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.

iambic pentameter

blank verse written in this meter contains five iambs, called "feet" in each line

sonnet form

a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.

imagery

the descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures for the reader

alliteration

the repetition of initial consonant sounds.

assonance

the repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in two or more stressed syllables

consonance

the repetition of final consonant sounds in stressed syllables with different vowel sounds

sensory details

writing that uses details to appeal to one or more of the senses

exposition

introduces the setting and characters and the basic situation

climax

high point of interest or suspense

resolution

a general insight or change is conveyed. Also called denouement

dis-

shows negation or expresses the idea of being apart or away

-nat-

birth; or to be born

inter-

between, or among

-mem-

to remember

-flict-

strike; hit

-scrip-

writing

-log-

word

-posit-

sit; place, put

-sequ-

follow

disparate

essentially different in kind

discordant

unrelated, out of place

pluralistic

having multiple parts of aspects

interwoven

intermingled, combined

diversity

variety of different ethnic or cultural groups

coalescing

coming together in one body or place

descendants

people who are the offspring of an ancestor

stock

descendants of a particular individual or ethnic group; family or lineage

minority

group of people that differs in some way from the larger population