Keystone Vocabulary

A story that is made up, and created by the author.

What is it when an object is given human qualities?

How a story makes the reader feel.

The author's intent with a piece of text (inform, persuade, or entertain).

What is the struggle or problem in a story?

Text that's designed to explain, argue, instruct or describe rather than entertain-not fiction.

What is a conversation between characters called?

What is a written account of another person's life?

Which narrative device provides background information about characters and tells the setting?

What is the part of a literary plot that happens after the climax and helps fix the conflict.

What is descriptive language in a story that uses the 5 senses?

What is the figurative language that uses exaggeration?

What is the slight presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic?

An author's choice of words.

The claim an author establishes that is supported with evidence.

What is a recurring subject or theme in a literary work?

What is an extended speech spoken by one speaker either to others or alone?

A literary device in a story to present action that happened before current time in the story.

What does it mean to examine and judge carefully?

What is the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words? (Shelly sells sea shells.)

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

What method does an author use to reveal characters and their various traits and personalities?

What is a comparison of two unlike things where like or as is NOT used.

What is a genre of literature intended for the stage?

What is the structure of a story called?

What is the formal dictionary definition of a word?

A judgment based on reasoning rather than a direct statement from a text.

What do we use to create an expectation of future events, or hint at what might happen later?

What is the turning point in a story called?

The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning.