Literary Terms

Literary Terms

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English

9th Grade

Easy

CCSS
L.11-12.4C, L.8.6, W.11-12.2D

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The struggle between opposing forces

Back

Conflict: A central element in a story that creates tension and drives the plot.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Includes simile, metaphor, personification, etc.

Back

Figurative Language: A type of language that uses figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The event which puts the protagonist into conflict

Back

Inciting Incident: The moment in a story that sets the main conflict into motion.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

People or animals who are in the story

Back

Characters: The individuals that take part in the action of a literary work.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Language specific to a region or social group

Back

Dialect: A particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A recurring theme or character type in literature

Back

Archetype: A typical example of a person or thing in literature that represents universal patterns of human nature.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The main character in a story

Back

Protagonist: The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other narrative.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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