**9th Grade Term 1 Lit Terms

When an animal is given human traits to the point that it becomes a character

• Anthropomorphism

• Personification

• Anti-Hero

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

repetition of initial consonant sounds

• alliteration
• allusion
• poetry
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Reference to a well-known person, place, event or literary work of art

• alliteration

• allusion

• anecdote

• analogy

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the following an example of: "like a pocket watch on the end of a chain...."

• theme
• symbolism
• irony
• simile

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

an exaggeration for effect

• hyperbole

• idiom

• paradox

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Twee. Smack! Bang! are examples of this

• onomatopoeia

• connotation

• imagery

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The person or force going against the main character of the story

• antagonist

• protagonist

• nemesis

• anthropomorphism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The problem of the story

• Conflict

• Paradox

• Hook

• Round

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The series of events in a story

• Plot

• Climax

• Exalt

• Avengers: Infinty War

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Receiving a tip or clues early in the story that lets you know of potential future events

• Foreshadowing

• Allusion

• Cliffhanger

• Flashforward

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5