English 9: Unit One Vocabulary Review
Semester Final
Academic Vocabulary
Strategize
Inference
Denotation
Connotation
Transcript
Claim
Counterclaim
Analogy
Grammar and Language
Vocabulary
Noun
Verb
Pronoun
Adjective
Adverb
Preposition
Conjunction
Interjection
Indirect Quotation
Direct Quotation
Clause
Independent Clause
Dependent Clause
Anaphora
Parallel Structure
Definition
To plan the actions you will take to complete a task
To come to a conclusion about ideas or information not directly
stated
The literal definition of a word
The associations and emotional overtones attached to a word
beyond its literal definition or denotation; a connotation may be
positive, negative, or neutral
A written copy of a conversation that takes place between two or
more people
A position statement (or thesis) that asserts an idea or makes an
argument for a specific position
A position taken by someone with an opposing viewpoint
A comparison between two things for the purpose of drawing
conclusions on one based on its similarities to the other
Definition
(Part of Speech) Person, place, or thing
(Part of Speech) Action or state of being
(Part of Speech) A word that takes the place of a noun
(Part of Speech) Modify nouns or pronouns and tell which, whose,
what kind, and how many
(Part of Speech) Modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs and
tell how, when, where, and how much
(Part of Speech) Has an object and shows a relationship between
its object and some other word in the sentence
(Part of Speech) Join words, phrases, and clauses
(Part of Speech) Show feeling and are punctuated with either a
comma or an exclamation point
What someone said, but restated it in your own words
(paraphrased); quotations marks are not used within indirect
quotations
A person’s exact words, enclosed in quotation marks
A group of words with both a subject and a verb
Includes both a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a
complete sentence
Includes both a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a
sentence
The repetition of the same word or group of words at the
beginning of two or more clauses or lines.
(parallelism) refers to a grammatical or structural similarity
between sentences or parts of a sentence, so that elements of
equal importance are equally developed and similarly phrased for
emphasis
English 9: Unit One Vocabulary Review
Semester Final
Literary Elements
Voice
Tone
Narrative
Narrator
Diction
Juxtaposition
Prose
Rhetorical Appeals
Rhetorical Question
Logos
Ethos
Pathos
Syntax
Imagery
Symbol
Metaphor
Allusion
Foreshadowing
Definition
The way a writer or speaker uses word and tone to express ideas
as well as his/her persona/personality
A writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a subject, character, or
audience
A story about a series of events that includes character
development, plot structure, and theme; can be a work of fiction
or non-fiction
The person telling the story
The writer’s choice of words; a stylistic element that helps convey
voice and tone
The arrangement of two or more things for the purpose of
comparison
Ordinary written or spoken language, using sentences and
paragraphs, without deliberate or regular meter or rhyme; not
poetry or song
The use of emotional, ethical, and logical arguments to persuade
in writing or speaking
A question that is asked for effect or one for which the answer is
obvious
(logical appeal) a rhetorical appeal that uses factual evidence and
logic to appeal to the audience’s sense of reason
(ethical appeal) a rhetorical appeal that focuses on ethics, or the
character or qualifications of the speaker
(emotional appeal) a rhetorical appeal to the reader’s or listener’s
sense of emotions
The arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements
in a sentence; the way in which words are put together to make
meaningful elements such as phrases, clauses, and sentences
The verbal expression of sensory experience; descriptive or
figurative language used to create word pictures; imagery is
created by details that appeal to one or more of the five senses
Anything (object, animal, event, person, or place) that represents
itself but also stands for something else on a figurative level
A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is
spoken of as if it were another, for example, the moon was a crisp
white cracker
A reference made to a well-known person, event, or place from
history, music, art, or another literary work
The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future actions