Keystone Vocabulary

Question 1

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

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point of view

Question 2

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

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allegory

Question 3

the subtle positive or negative feelings toward a topic

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bias

Question 4

what a person believes in an argument

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position, claim

Question 5

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

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generaliztion

Question 6

How does a person defend a claim?

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facts, explanations, evidence

Question 7

a written account of a person's life

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autobiography, biography

Question 8

the written text of a play

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dramatic script

Question 9

person, animal, or thing telling a story

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narrator

Question 10

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

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mood

Question 11

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

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author's purpose

Question 12

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

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irony

Question 13

language that can't be taken seriously

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simile, hyperbole, metaphor, figurative language

Question 14

an author's central thought

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main idea

Question 15

facts, data, chart, graphic

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element of nonfiction, text feature

Question 16

ful, ous, able

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affix, suffix

Question 17

the text structure of a story

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plot

Question 18

tall - huge, ugly - grotesque, short - stout

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synonym

Question 19

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

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literary device

Question 20

a person, animal, or object in a literary work

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character, protagonist, antagonist

Question 21

"I had to wait forever" is an example of

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hyperbole

Question 22

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

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allusion

Question 23

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

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analysis

Question 24

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

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informational, nonfiction

Question 25

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

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conflict

Question 26

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

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exposition

Question 27

to examine something and make a judgement

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evaluate

Question 28

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

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connotation

Question 29

category used to classify literary works

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genre

Question 30

a story, actual or fictional

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narrative

Question 31

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

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climax

Question 32

a word with an opposite meaning

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antonym

Question 33

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

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affix

Question 34

a genre a literature intended for the stage

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drama

Question 35

flowers danced about the lawn is an example of what?

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personification

Question 36

the ant scurried as fast as the cheetah

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similie

Question 37

the importance of a piece of literature to a specific culture

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cultural significance

Question 38

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

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inference

Question 39

Pretest, nondiscrimination, antisocial

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prefix, affix

Question 40

more personal point of a view of a literary work

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1st

Question 41

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

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dialect

Question 42

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

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alliteration

Question 43

all are literary forms below except for

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newspaper

Question 44

revealing a character's traits

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characterization

Question 45

an extended speech by 1 person

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monologue

Question 46

conversations between characters/speakers in a literary work

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dialogue

Question 47

plot, theme, character, setting, etc.

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literary element, element of fiction

Question 48

part of a plot that comes after the climax

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falling action, resolution

Question 49

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

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metaphor

Question 50

showing the similarities or differences of a topic

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compare/contrast

Keystone Vocabulary

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Keystone Vocabulary

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