Keystone Lit Term Review new

Question 1

An exaggeration or overstatement.

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Hyperbole

Question 2

Atmosphere of text- feelings evoked in reader

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Mood

Question 3

A variety of language distinct from the standard variety in pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary.

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Dialect

Question 4

Revealing the personality of characters by words of a character or a description of the character’s thoughts and feeling

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Indirect Characterization

Question 5

The specific type of words that author chooses to use in their work

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Diction

Question 6

a comparison of two unlike things in which like or as is used

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Simile

Question 7

an organizational device used in literature to present action that occurred before current (present) time of the story.

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Flashback

Question 8

a direct comparison of two unlike things – no like or as

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Metaphor

Question 9

Sound Device- beginning consonant sounds are the same.

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Alliteration

Question 10

a struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions

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Conflict

Question 11

language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling

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Figurative Language

Question 12

descriptive or figurative language in a literary work; the use of language to create SENSORY impressions

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Imagery

Question 13

The attitude of the author toward a work.

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Tone

Question 14

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

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Theme

Question 15

The position of the narrator in relation to the story, as indicated by the narrator’s outlook

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Point of View

Question 16

word or phrase means the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning;

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Irony

Question 17

an organizational device used in literature to create expectation or set up an explanation of later developments

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Foreshadowing

Question 18

When an author directly tells the reader about the character

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Direct Characterization

Question 19

an implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event

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Allusion

Question 20

an object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form

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Personification

Question 21

the time or place in which a story unfolds

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Setting

Question 22

a device in literature where objects represent an idea

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Symbol

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