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English Midterm Prep
English Midterm Study Guide- Grade 9
Question | Answer |
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Monologue | A speech by one character in a play, story, or poem. |
Soliloguy | A long speech expressing thoughts alone on stage. |
Aside | A short speech delievered by an actor in a play. |
Paradox | A statement that seems contradictory but that actually may be true. |
Alliteration | The repetition of initial consonant sounds. |
Hyperbole | Is a dilberate exaggeration or overstatement. |
Tragedy | A work of literature, especially a play, that results in a catastrophe for the main character. |
Personification | Is a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics. |
Antagonist | A character or force in conflict with a main character, or protagonist. |
Plot | The sequence of events in a literary work. |
Foreshadowing | The use in literary work of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur. |
Protagonist | The main character in a literary work. |
Symbol | Anything that stands for or represents something else. |
Setting | The time and place of the action. |
Adherent | A follower, supporter. |
Adjourn | To stop proceedings temporarily. |
Tantalize | To tease, torment. |
Ghastly | Frightful, horrible; deathly pale |