Keystone Vocabulary Week #1

The turning point in a narrative; the moment when the conflict is at its most intense.

The subtle presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic.

The method used to reveal characters and their traits and personalities (direct, indirect).

A person, animal or inanimate object portrayed in a literary work

Place together char,situations,or ideas to show common and/or differing features in selections.

A written account of another person's life.

A word that is the opposite in meaning to another word.

The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.

One or more letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning, end, or base of a word

The position or claim the author establishes

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

The process of identifying the parts of a whole and their relationships to one another.

Form of metaphor in which obj.,persons,&actions in a narr. have meanings from outside the narr.

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

intent to inform about something,to entertain or to persuade aud. to do or not do something.