Keystone Terms 2

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

A piece of information provided objectively, presented as true

Clearly expressed or fully stated in the actual text

Traits that mark a work as imaginative or narrative discourse: Plot, theme and symbol

Includes charts, graphs, facts and headings

The genre of literature represented by works performed on a stage 

The center of interest or attention

Uses the pronoun "I";  the story is presented by a single character 

The written text of a play which includes dialogue and stage directions

The examine or judge carefully; to access 

The part of the story that presents the setting and background information about characters.

This is the way language is used (word choice) to create a mood or tone in literature

A device used to present action that occurred before current (present) time of the story;

To make a judgment or decision based on reasoning rather than direct or implicit statement

Part of the plot that is characterized by the resolution of the plot's conflicts 

Used in literature to create expectation or to set up an explanation of later developments

Language that can't be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect (Simile)

Conversations between characters or speakers in a literary work 

To make understandable; plain or clear

To contrast items; to tell the differences between items