Donna Oja Smith's English Class at Trenton High School

LIT 9 Unit 1 Word Wall Words
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(Below are the 32 words we will be covering in Unit 1. Be sure to use Engrade (CLICK "LIT 9 UNIT 1 WORD WALL WORDS) to take practice quizzes on the words.  You will find the definitions there, too.  Practice daily, so you get an A+ on the test!!!)

 

ALLITERATION

ALLUSION

BARBARIC

CHARACTERIZATION

DIALECT

DILEMMA

DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

DRAMATIC IRONY

EPIPHANY

FANTASY

FATALISM

FATALIST

FATE

FICTION

FIRST PERSON POV

HISTORICAL FICTION

INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

NARRATOR 

NONFICTION

POINT OF VIEW (POV)

PROTAGONIST

PSEUDONYM

REALISTIC FICTION

RESOLUTION

SCIENCE FICTION

STEREOTYPE

SYMBOL

SYMBOLISM

THEME

THIRD PERSON POV

VERBAL IRONY

SITUATIONAL IRONY

"He who learns but does not think is lost! 
He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger!" 
Confucius 551-479 B.C. (Chinese philosopher)

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"YOU make choices, but  CHOICES make you." (DOS)
 
“Men are not prisoners of fate, but prisoners of their own minds.” (FDR)

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DID YOU KNOW THAT NO PIECE OF PAPER CAN BE FOLDED IN HALF MORE THAN SEVEN TIMES?  TRY IT.  THEN GET BACK TO WORK.

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