Grade 9 English Language Arts Vocabulary Flashcards

Flashcards for English Language Arts vocabulary review.

Anecdote

A short and interesting story or account of an event or incident, typically a personal or biographical one.

Article

A written piece of content that presents information, opinions, or arguments on a particular subject or issue.

Autobiography

A written account of a person's life written by that person.

Biography

A written account of a person's life, written by someone else.

Cartoon

A form of illustration that is characterized by its use of humor, satire, and exaggerated or simplified drawings.

Editorial

A type of article that expresses the opinions or views of the editorial board of a newspaper, magazine, or other publication.

Essay

A written piece of work that presents an argument or a series of arguments on a particular topic or issue.

Fable

A short story that uses animal characters to teach a moral lesson.

Legend/Myth

A traditional story that has been passed down through generations, usually by word of mouth, and often relates to a particular people, place, or event.

Memoir

A type of autobiography that focuses on a specific period of time or aspect of the author's life, rather than covering their entire life story.

Novel

A long work of fiction that tells a story about a series of events and characters.

Parody

A form of humor that imitates or exaggerates the style of a particular work, person, or genre for comic effect.

Play

A type of theatrical work that is performed on a stage by actors and actresses in front of a live audience.

Poem

A type of literary work that uses rhythm, imagery, and figurative language to express emotions, ideas, or tell a story.

Satire

A form of humor that uses irony, sarcasm, and wit to criticize or mock individuals, institutions, or society as a whole.

Short Story

A work of fiction that typically tells a complete story in a limited number of words, often focusing on a single character, event, or situation.

Bold type

A font style in which the characters are darkened or thickened to make them stand out on a page.

Caption

A brief description or explanation that accompanies a picture, illustration, or other form of media.

Conclusion

The final section of a piece of writing, such as an essay, article, or report, that summarizes the main points and provides a final perspective on the topic.

Dash

A punctuation mark that is used to indicate a range or a break in a sentence.

Detail

A small piece of information or a specific aspect of something.

Ellipsis

A punctuation mark consisting of three dots used to indicate omission or trailing off of thought in written text.

Excerpt

A portion of a longer work that has been selected and presented separately.

Frame (cartoon)

A single drawing or image that makes up part of a sequence of images, which when viewed in rapid succession, create the illusion of motion or changing images.

Introduction

The first section of a piece of writing that provides background information and sets the stage for the main content.

Italics

A typeface style in which the letters are slanted to the right.

Main idea

The central or most important idea in a piece of writing.

Paragraph

A unit of writing that consists of one or more sentences and expresses a single idea or topic.

Parallel structure

The repetition of a particular grammatical form within a sentence or series of sentences in order to create a clear, balanced, and effective flow of ideas.

Parentheses

Punctuation marks used to set off material that is tangential or supplementary to the main text.

Passage

A section of a longer work that is presented as a separate unit.

Phrase

A group of words that work together to convey a particular meaning and that do not include a subject and verb that can stand alone as a complete sentence.

Punctuation

The symbols and marks used in written language to clarify the meaning and structure of sentences.

Quotation

A passage taken from a written work or speech that is repeated exactly as it was written or spoken.

Sentence

A grammatical unit that consists of one or more words and expresses a complete thought.

Sentence fragment

A piece of writing that is punctuated as a sentence but that does not express a complete thought.

Transition

A word, phrase, or sentence that connects one idea to another in writing.

Audience

The group of people for whom a piece of writing or speech is intended.

Comedy

A genre of entertainment that is meant to be humorous and that is designed to evoke laughter.

Chronological

The order in which events occur or are arranged in time.

Connotation

The emotional or cultural associations and implications that a word has beyond its literal definition.

Context

The background information and circumstances that surround a particular situation or event and that help to determine its meaning.

Denotation

The literal or dictionary definition of a word, as opposed to connotations or emotional associations.

Description

A detailed explanation of the characteristics or features of a person, place, or thing.

Diction

The choice of words and phrases used in writing or speech.

Exposition

A literary device used to convey information or background information about a story or subject.

Fiction

A story or narrative that is not based on real events or people, but rather imagined or created by the author.

Historical

Related to history, or events and people of the past.

Implication

An idea or suggestion that is not directly stated, but can be inferred from the text.

Jargon

Specialized language used within a specific profession, field of study, or group.(slang for work)

Mood

The feeling or atmosphere that a text creates for the reader.

Narration

The act of telling a story or relaying information.

Perspective

The point of view from which a story is told or the position of the narrator.

Persuasion

The act of trying to convince or influence someone to believe or do something.

Purpose

The reason or intention behind writing or speaking.

Realism

A style of writing or art that seeks to represent life as it is, rather than idealizing or romanticizing it.

Scene

A specific episode or moment within a story.

Speaker

The person telling the story or speaking in a text.

Stage directions

Specific instructions in a play script that indicate how the actors should move and perform on stage.

Stanza

A group of lines in a poem, usually separated from other groups of lines by a space.

Style

The distinctive way an author writes.

Thesis

A statement or argument that is put (beginning in an essay) forward in a piece of writing.

Tone/attitude

The emotional or attitude conveyed by an author in their writing.

Tragedy

A type of drama or fiction that portrays a character facing significant challenges or suffering, often resulting in a tragic ending.

Alliteration

The repetition of the same consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words in a phrase or sentence.

Allusion

A reference to a well known person, place, event, or piece of literature.

Analogy

A comparison of two things to highlight their similarities.

Anaphore

The repetition of the same words or phrases at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.

Cliche

An overused phrase or idea that has become trite or predictable.

Comparison

The act of comparing two or more things, often to show similarities or differences.

Hyperbole

An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or humor.

Idiom

A phrase whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal definition of the words it contains.

Imagery

The use of vivid, descriptive language to create mental pictures or sensory experiences for the reader.

Irony

A situation or statement that is the opposite of what is expected or the opposite of what is actually stated.

Juxtaposition

The placement of two or more things side by side for comparison or contrast.

Metaphor

A comparison between two unlike things.

Onomatopoeia

The use of words that imitate sounds.

Oxymoron

A figure of speech that combines two seemingly contradictory terms.

Paradox

A statement that seems to contradict itself, but may contain a deeper truth.

Personification

The attribution of human qualities or characteristics to non-human things or animals.

Proverb

A short, pithy statement that expresses a commonly held truth or belief.

Pun/play on words

A figure of speech that uses words with multiple meanings, or similar-sounding words, for humorous or rhetorical effect.

Repetition

The repetition of words, phrases, or ideas for emphasis or effect.

Rhyme

The repetition of the same sounds at the end of words, often used in poetry.

Sarcasm

A type of irony that is used to mock or criticize, often by using language that is the opposite of what is meant.

Simile

A comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as."

Symbol

A thing or action that represents something else, often abstract, such as an idea or emotion.

Theme

The central idea or message in a work of literature, often implied rather than stated explicitly.

Antagonist

A character in a story who opposes the protagonist.

Character

A person, animal, or figure in a work of fiction.

Climax

The highest point of tension or drama in a story.

Conflict

A struggle or opposition between characters.

Denouement

The resolution of the conflicts and the unraveling of the plot in a story or play.

Dialogue

A conversation between two or more characters in a story or play.

Exposition

Background information introduction to the characters

Flashback

A scene that occurs in a story or play that takes the audience back to an earlier event.

Foreshadowing

The use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in a story or play.

Motivation

The reasons behind a character's actions or decisions in a story or play.

Narrator

The voice that tells the story in a story or play.

Plot

The sequence of events that make up a story or play.