Keystone Terms 2024

Universal characters are in nearly every story. Which is NOT a universal character?

Hyperbole, simile, metaphor, personification and imagery are all examples of...

Stories that have importance for a specific event, culture, or time period.

Information in a newspaper article is supposed to be written from least to most important.

Which literary terms are found in a piece of poetry?

Something IMPLICIT is the same as...

An example of a consumer document is _.

What is the theme of a story?

Two lines of rhyming poetry are called

The point of a story in which the level of intensity is at its peak is _.

Chandler to Joey..."Easy, Gatsby!" This is an example of an...

Characterization where readers have to figure out information through hints and clues.

If I want to find the definition of a term in a textbook, I may look at the back in the

Plot, characters, setting, and theme make up the basic _____________ _____________ of a story.

Which fig. language is used? "The immigrants were warned that the train wheels could chew off their arms and legs."

A story created by a culture to explain something about nature or human behavior

The part of most stories that introduces the characters and setting is called the _.

This song is written in what point of view?

Information purposefully manipulated to influence a person's opinion or behavior

A fallacy is a mistaken belief, something believed but unable to be proven. Which is a fallacy? [Choose 2]

Persuasive technique that convinces people to buy a product or support a cause because everyone else does.

What type of conflict is occurring when a character struggles with their own beliefs or decisions?

Suggestion that some event is to occur in the future

"What tool is often used by authoritarians to maintain control by presenting a uniform perspective to the public?"

Information included in the nameplate is the title of the paper.

When a story is interrupted to give a character's backstory, it is called_______________.

I am a poem with 14 lines of iambic pentameter. I am a

"Life is a broken-winged bird" is an example of:

In the Keystone, MC are worth _____% of my score and the essay is worth _______%.

What device is shown by Juliet's speech from the balcony, where she shares her love for Romeo (thinking she's alone)?

Which point of view is this? "As he ran by the car, fear gripped John and he was terrified"

Which term applies to the old Batman show...words like BAM, KAPOW, BANG, BAP!?

When a writer relies on the 5 senses in their writing, it's called...

What would you use to figure out the bold word? They spotted a kiosk near American Eagle.

What is the genre that mocks and exaggerates popular news stories and political figures?

A kidnapper's ransom note is an example of a primary source.

A reference to a familiar event, place, or person in history, literature or pop culture

A paradox is a statement that ___ itself. Ex. "The earth is nature's mother and also her tomb."

Which dramatic speech best shares a character's private thoughts and feelings to the audience?

In The Crucible, what is Abigail's tone: "I can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down!"

First person point of view uses pronouns like he, she, and you throughout the text.

The printed version of a play is called the

The choice and use of words and phrases when speaking.

ASPCA's animal commercial is an example of which persuasive technique...

This is the worst day of my life! I'm so hungry I could eat a horse! This bag weighs a ton! These are examples of...

When an author decides to create either a play, novel, short story, or poem, he or she is creating its

Writing that exhibits either a positive or negative approach toward a claim

Technical texts are ___.

Universal significance is literature that stands the test of time. Which set(s) below qualify?

"All politicians are corrupt liars!" is an example of a ______________________.

The overall atmosphere and feeling in a story or scene is its_____________.

"All little girls like playing with baby dolls" is an example of a ___.

What is irony?

Events in a book or movie that occured in an earlier time are called:

-tion, pre-, -er, and re- are all examples of _.

An example of an anecdote would be:

What is the purpose of a byline?

"John is a cheetah on the track" is an example of a/an ___.

A book written about a person's life written by another person is a

"Sally sells seashells at the seashore." is an example of _.

A textbook is an example of a primary source.

What is the difference between 3rd person limited and 3rd person omniscient point of view?

A type of narrative poem originally written to be sung is called:

What is a recurring element called?

A short story in which characters may be animals portrayed as human types; teaches a lesson

Which genre often is set in the future with robots or aliens as characters??

Which of the following is an example of ALLITERATION?

Which of the following is an oxy moron?

Reply to another person's point or argument. Ex. After the candidate spoke, his opponent gave a rebuttal.

These song lyrics contain an example of what figurative language example?

The beginning of a story...

Instructions for actors to move on stage, and interact with other actors are called _.

The feeling(s) a reader associates with a given word. Ex. Nosy vs. Curious

When one character gives an informational speech alone on stage to the audience, it is called a(n)________

Highest point of suspense in a story is called the...

Primary sources are created by someone involved in a historical event or related to them.

Which of the following statements is an opinion?

An outside narrator is all-knowing and can reveal the thoughts and feelings of any character

Something that is EXPLICIT is very __________ while something IMPLICIT is ______________.

What are the three general reasons why authors write?