G9 Literary Vocab

The repetition of initial consonant sounds

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• meter

• rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

a comparison between two or more things that are similar in some ways. Illustrates depth and complexity.

• simile

• analogy

• symbol

• paradox

a character or force in conflict with the protagonist.

• antagonist

• foil

• flat character

• external conflict

a character which shows many different traits

• dynamic

• flat

• round

• foil

the highest point of interest or suspense on a plotline

• inciting incident

• rising action

• conflict

• climax

the idea or meaning associated with a word when considering its context

• connotation

• denotation

• cosonance

• conflict

a short nonfiction work about a particular subject

• anecdote

• essay

• biography

• genre

when words are used to suggest the opposite of what is meant

• irony

• verbal irony

• foreshadowing

• flashback

prose writing that is about imaginary characters and events

• essay

• poetry

• fiction

• anecdote

descriptive language used to prompt the sense of sight

• visual imagery

• meiosis

• simile

• metaphor