10th Grade Literature Keystone Prep

Question 1

The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning

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Irony

Question 2

Dramatic speech, revealing inner thought & feelings, spoken aloud by a character alone on stage

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Soliloquy

Question 3

The fluency, rhythm, and liveliness in a text that makes it unique to the author.

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Voice

Question 4

The author's intent either to inform, teach, entertain, or persuade

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Author's Purpose

Question 5

An extended speech spoken by one speaker, either to others or as if alone

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Monologue

Question 6

A topic of discussion or work; a major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of a work

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Theme

Question 7

A device used in lit to present action that occurred before current time of the story

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Flashback

Question 8

A recurring subject, theme, or idea in a literary work.

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Motif

Question 9

To make understandable, plain or clear

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Explain

Question 10

A variety of a language distinct from the standard variety in pronunciation, grammar, or vocab

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Dialect

Question 11

BRENTCARS

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Propaganda Techniques

Question 12

A person, animal, or thing telling the story or giving an account of something.

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Narrator

Question 13

A literary approach that ridicules or examines human vice or weakness

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Satire

Question 14

To make a judgement or decision based on reasoning rather than direct statements

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Draw Conclusion

Question 15

Words or phrases in a sentence, paragraph, or text which help reason out the meaning of a word

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Context clue

Question 16

What point of view is this video in?

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Third Person Omniscient

Question 17

The prevailing emotions or atmosphere of a work derived from literary devices.

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Mood

Question 18

This is the turning point in the narrative; the moment of highest intensity in the story

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Climax

Question 19

This is a written account of another person's life

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Biography

Question 20

Any story that is the product of imagination rather than a documentation of fact.

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Fiction

Question 21

A category used to classify literary works, usually by form, technique, or content

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Genre

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