English Keystone Game

Question 1

a way to categorize works of literature based on shared features, such as a common philosophy, ideology, or aesthetic.

Accepted Answer

Literary movement

Question 2

Making an oversimplified statement about a group based on limited information.

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Sweeping generalization (stereotype)

Question 3

A letter or a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning.

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Suffix

Question 4

a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group.

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Dialect

Question 5

An attempt to persuade the reader by using a famous person to endorse a product or idea.

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Testimonial

Question 6

A dramatic speech, revealing inner thoughts and feelings, spoken aloud by one character while alone of the stage.

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Soliloquy

Question 7

Representation of a thing or abstraction as a person.

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Personification

Question 8

An attempt to distract the reader with details not relevant to the argument.

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Red herring

Question 9

the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning.

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Irony

Question 10

implied though not plainly expressed.

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Implicit

Question 11

story, picture, or other piece of art that uses symbols to convey a hidden or ulterior meaning.

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Allegory

Question 12

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

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Motif

Question 13

To fasten; attach

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Affix

Question 14

a general statement or concept obtained by inference from specific cases.

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Generalization

Question 15

stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.

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Explicit

Question 16

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

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Connotation

Question 17

State a conclusion as part of the proof of the argument.

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Circular argument

Question 18

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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Hyperbole

Question 19

A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison.

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Simile

Question 20

the structure, purpose, and shape of a work of literature

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Literary movement

Questions 20