9th Grade Literary Terms

using words which sound like what they mean (ex. Saying “moo” for the sound that a cow makes or “splash” for the sound water makes)

• Onomatopoeia

• Obequitate

• Oeillade

• Offmagandy

a conversation between two or more characters

the way in which an author develops a character throughout a story

A story that is designed to represent a deeper hidden meaning. It has a “surface story” and another story hidden underneath.

a struggle between two opposing forces which can be either internal or external (there are 7 main categories)

the central idea of a literary work which gives the work meaning

when something takes place that is different or the opposite of what is expected to happen

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

an overly exaggerated statement to emphasize a point that is not intended to be taken literally

the physical location and time period where a literary work takes place

the artful ridicule of something as a means of exposing or correcting it