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Grade 9 English
English Exam Review
Literary Terms:
Simile: A simile is a direct comparison of one thing to another. Using Alike@ or Aas@ in drawing the comparison.
Example: John works like a horse.
Metaphor: A metaphor pretends that one thing is something else, thus implying a comparison.
Example: John is a horse.
Imagery: Imagery is a language calculated to re-create in the mind of the reader the sight, smell, sound, taste, touch or any other sensation (weight, cold, warmth) of physical things. Imagery tries to make the reader imagine physical reality rather than understand it.
Example: My love is as small and light as a hummingbird
Alliteration: Is the repetition of constant sounds in nearby words.
Example: Five miles meandering in mazy motion.
Onomatopoeia: is the attempt to imitate something by the sound of the word
Example: buzz, fizz, murmur, slap
Allusion: In an indirect reference to something outside of the work. The author does not mention the source of the reference. An allusion is a contact to a direct reference. Allusions are usually historical, biblical, mythological or literary. The reader is expected to recognize the allusion and to apply its significant features to the work being read. Many people call direct and indirect reverences allusions.
Allusion: John wondered whether the wisdom of this world could guide him to success
Direct Reference: Bill did not glance at the street sign as he turned the corner. The sign read Hercules Road.
Personification: occurs when something non-human is given human characteristics.
Example: Wisdom speaks to all who look for her.
Symbol: is something which also represents something else
Example: white - goodness
dove - the Holy Spirit
Irony: a) Verbal Irony: when the speakers actual intent is expressed in words that carry the opposite meaning. The speakers tone of voice and the content contradict his words..
b)Structural Irony:occurs in a work when the expectations of the reader and what happen are very different.
c)Dramatic Irony: when the true meaning of the speakers words is understood by the audience but not to the character to whom they apply. The effect is often grimly humorous.
Humor: a)Slapstick : physical humor that relies on quick absurd physical actions.
b) Wit: is a form of intellect humor that appeals to the intellect.
Macabre or Black Humor: deals with humor derived from suffering, anxiety, and death.
Iambic Pentameter: pattern used in which the lines follow this pattern. The pattern is stopped when stressing important words. Shakespear=s work followed this pattern.
Malapropism: the mistaken use of a word. Commonly used by Lancelot in Merchant of Venice.
