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