Grade 9 English Final Flashcards
What is a Antagonist
The opposition in the story such as a villain.
What is Allusion?
When you hint at something and expect the other person to understand what you are referencing.
What is a flashback?
A scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point in the story to recall something that happened.
What is Imagery?
An element that has, detailed descriptions and communicates a specific perception of an object or scene to a reader.
What is a metaphor?
A figure of speech that compares two unrelated things, typically by stating that one thing is another in an implied way.
What is dramatic irony?
When the audience knows something that the characters don’t.
What is foreshadowing?
A subtle warning or indication of (a future event).
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two things without the use of as or like
What is Dramatic Irony?
When the audience knows something that the characters don’t.
What is foreshadowing?
A subtle warning or indication of (a future event).
What is an Oxymoron?
Combining contradictory words like “deafening silence”
What is Pathetic Fallacy?
Giving emotions to non-human objects like “angry storms”.
What is Personification?
Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects
What is a smilie?
Using like or as to compare 2 different things.
What is a theme?
It is the main idea or insight that the author is attempting to convey to the reader through the characters, plot, and other elements of the text.
