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A review to prepare for the PA Literature Keystones #keystonesarecoming #lit
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A dramatic speech, revealing inner thoughts and feelings, spoken aloud while alone on the stage
Soliloquy
Aside
Drama
Monologue
2
A person, animal, or thing telling the story or giving an account of something
Narrator
Voice
Style
Author
3
The time and place in which a story unfolds
Climax
Protagonist
Setting
Resolution
4
The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words
Allusion
Repetition
Alliteration
Diction
5
An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event
Simile
Allusion
Analysis
Metaphor
6
The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning
Irony
Theme
Mood
Figurative Languag
7
The voice used by an author to tell/narrate a story or poem
Mood
Tone
Voice
Speaker
8
The range of associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its dictionary meaning.
Connotation
Analysis
Figurative Language
Denotation
9
A literary approach that ridicules or examines human vice or weakness.
Fable
Satire
Red Herring
Allegory
10
Though unexpressed in the actual text, meaning that may be understood by the reader; implied
Explicit
Implicit
Repetition
Main Idea
11
A judgment based on reasoning rather than on a direct or explicit statement
Thesis
Inference
Claim
Argument
12
An organizational device used in literature to set up an explanation of later developments
Repetition
Theme
Allusion
Foreshadowing
13
An organizational device used in literature to present action that occurred before the present
Flashback
Allusion
Flashforward
Conflict
14
The written text of a play, which includes the dialogue between characters and stage directions
Soliloquy
Monologue
Dramatic Script
Aside
15
The comparison of two unlike things in which no words of comparison (
like
or
as
) are used
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
16
The structure of a story.
Rising Action
Climax
Plot
Falling Action
17
A piece of information provided objectively, presented as true
Opinion
Bias
Fact
Argument
18
Groups of letters placed after a word to alter its meaning or change it into a different word
Suffix
Alliteration
Affix
Prefix
19
An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human
Personification
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Repetition
20
To make a judgment or decision based on reasoning rather than direct or implicit statement.
Analyze
Evaluate
Draw Conclusion
Interpret
21
An exaggeration or overstatement
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
22
Elements of literature that emphasize sound
Onomatopoeia
Sound Device
Alliteration
Repetition
23
Information aimed at positively or negatively influencing the opinions of people
Argument
Propaganda
Counterclaim
Claim
24
The prevailing emotions or atmosphere of a work derived from literary devices
Tone
Mood
Atmosphere
Voice
25
A personal view, attitude, or appraisal
Opinion
Poetry
Fact
Narrative
26
Clearly expressed or fully stated in the actual text
Implicit
Argument
Analysis
Explicit
27
The method an author uses to reveal characters and their various traits and personalities
Characterization
Irony
Foreshadowing
Drama
28
A device in literature where an object represents an idea
Satire
Theme
Voice
Symbol
29
An extended speech spoken by one speaker, either to others or as if alone
Monologue
Drama
Aside
Prologue
30
Groups of letters placed before a word to alter its meaning
Syllable
Suffix
Affix
Prefix
31
The author’s intent either to inform, , to entertain people or persuade
Drama
Author's Purpose
Characterization
Fiction
32
To give reasons through an explanation to convey and represent the meaning or understanding
Argue
Interpret
Explain
Describe
33
the use of language to create sensory impressions
Imagery
Sound Devices
Theme
Figurative Language
34
The attitude of the author toward the audience, characters, subject or the work
Tone
Voice
Theme
Mood
35
The subtle presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic
Argument
Counterclaim
Claim
Bias
36
Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect
Imagery
Mood
Tone
Figurative Language
37
The process of identifying the parts of a whole and their relationships to one another
Analysis
Explaination
Argument
Interpretation
38
A playwright’s written instructions about how the actors are to move and behave in a play
Drama
Stage Direction
Dramatic Script
Director
39
The author’s choices regarding language, sentence structure, and voice
Mood
Diction
Tone
Style
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the moral or message about life or human nature
Symbol
Tone
Analysis
Theme
