Keystone Vocabulary

part of a plot that comes after the climax

the text structure of a story

implied or direct reference to a familiar place, person, or event. ie. D-Day in a poem

man v. man man v. society, man v. self, man v. nature

a genre a literature intended for the stage

an extended metaphor where an something represents something outside of the story - ex Crucible

the turning point in the story - the highest point of action

ful, ous, able

the way a specific person or character talks - Hi y'all

process of breaking something down and looking at how the parts work on their own or together

more personal point of a view of a literary work

the ant scurried as fast as the cheetah

a written account of a person's life

a tool used to enliven text and add voice - they make a text more interesting

an author's intent with a piece - PIE (persuade, inform, entertain)

an author's central thought

revealing a character's traits

a person, animal, or object in a literary work

the importance of a piece of literature to a specific culture

a narrative device at the beginning of a text that gives background information

showing the similarities or differences of a topic

language that can't be taken seriously 

Her smile was the sun to me; it brightened up my day...is an example of ??

facts, data, chart, graphic

to examine something and make a judgement

person, animal, or thing telling a story

flowers danced about the lawn is an example of what?

tall - huge, ugly - grotesque, short - stout

an extended speech by 1 person

category used to classify literary works

text that is designed to explain, argue, instruct, or describe

the multiple meanings to a word - the more personal meaning to words

all are literary forms below except for

Use of a word to mean the opposite of the literal meaning, result different than one thought

Pretest, nondiscrimination, antisocial

the emotions felt from a work; usually from the literary devices and elements

a broad statement about a topic or person based on a conclusion made

one or more letters attached to the beginning, end, or base of a word to change the form

the subtle positive or negative feelings toward a topic

plot, theme, character, setting, etc.

How does a person defend a claim?

the position of the narrator in relation to a story - outlook from where the events are told

a word with an opposite meaning

the written text of a play

a story, actual or fictional

what a person believes in an argument

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

conversations between characters/speakers in a literary work

understanding gained by reading between the lines, ideas that are implicit

"I had to wait forever" is an example of