9th Grade Vocabulary

the storyteller – usually the person telling the story

• narrator
• voice
• point of view
• tone

a writer’s (or speaker’s) distinctive use of language to express ideas as well as their persona 

• voice
• tone
• narrator
• point of view

the author’s attitude toward their subject or audience

• tone
• voice
• diction
• sensory details/ imagery

word choice

• diction
• connotation
• syntax
• denotation

the dictionary definition (literal meaning) of a word

• denotation
• connotation
• syntax
• diction

the feeling and emotions associated with a word beyond the literal meaning; can be positive, negative, or neutral

• connotation
• denotation
• diction
• sensory details/ imagery

the ways words and phrases are arranged to form sentences

• syntax
• denotation
• connotation
• diction

descriptions that engage readers through the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, touch; helps readers imagine the scene clearly to make them feel like they’re there

• sensory details/ imagery
• connotation
• narrator
• tone

a conclusion you draw about something that’s not stated outright based on the information you have

• inference
• connotation
• imagery
• diction

the story line or order of events in a story; the action of the story

• plot
• character
• theme
• conflict