9th Grade Final Exam Review

Front

What is the term for the associations that a word suggests beyond its dictionary definition?

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Connotation

Front

What word means to exaggerate to show strong feeling or effect?

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Hyperbole

Front

What is the term for the type or category to which a literary work belongs? (Ex. fiction, nonfiction, poetry, essay, etc.)

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Genre

Front

What is the perspective from which a story is told called?

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Point of view

Front

Which text structure uses transition words such as 'first', 'next', 'then', 'after that', and 'finally'?

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Chronological order/sequence

Front

What is the term for the main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work?

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Theme

Front

What is a figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things?

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Personification

Front

What is the term for the sequence of events in a story?

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Plot

Front

What is the term for the struggle between opposing forces in a story?

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Conflict

Front

What is the term for the author's attitude toward the subject or audience?

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Tone