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A review to prepare for the PA Literature Keystones #keystonesarecoming #lit
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Groups of letters placed before a word to alter its meaning
Prefix
Syllable
Affix
Suffix
2
A person, animal, or thing telling the story or giving an account of something
Style
Author
Narrator
Voice
3
The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning
Mood
Theme
Figurative Languag
Irony
4
The comparison of two unlike things in which no words of comparison (
like
or
as
) are used
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
5
The process of identifying the parts of a whole and their relationships to one another
Argument
Interpretation
Analysis
Explaination
6
The author’s intent either to inform, , to entertain people or persuade
Characterization
Fiction
Drama
Author's Purpose
7
Groups of letters placed after a word to alter its meaning or change it into a different word
Prefix
Affix
Suffix
Alliteration
8
the moral or message about life or human nature
Analysis
Theme
Symbol
Tone
9
The voice used by an author to tell/narrate a story or poem
Mood
Voice
Tone
Speaker
10
The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words
Diction
Alliteration
Allusion
Repetition
11
A dramatic speech, revealing inner thoughts and feelings, spoken aloud while alone on the stage
Soliloquy
Monologue
Aside
Drama
12
The subtle presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic
Bias
Counterclaim
Argument
Claim
13
The prevailing emotions or atmosphere of a work derived from literary devices
Voice
Mood
Tone
Atmosphere
14
The written text of a play, which includes the dialogue between characters and stage directions
Soliloquy
Monologue
Aside
Dramatic Script
15
An organizational device used in literature to set up an explanation of later developments
Repetition
Allusion
Theme
Foreshadowing
16
The structure of a story.
Climax
Rising Action
Falling Action
Plot
17
An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event
Analysis
Metaphor
Allusion
Simile
18
A personal view, attitude, or appraisal
Fact
Poetry
Opinion
Narrative
19
the use of language to create sensory impressions
Imagery
Theme
Sound Devices
Figurative Language
20
The time and place in which a story unfolds
Setting
Resolution
Climax
Protagonist
21
The range of associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its dictionary meaning.
Figurative Language
Connotation
Denotation
Analysis
22
An organizational device used in literature to present action that occurred before the present
Flashforward
Flashback
Allusion
Conflict
23
A piece of information provided objectively, presented as true
Fact
Opinion
Bias
Argument
24
The author’s choices regarding language, sentence structure, and voice
Style
Tone
Diction
Mood
25
An exaggeration or overstatement
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
26
An extended speech spoken by one speaker, either to others or as if alone
Aside
Prologue
Monologue
Drama
27
A judgment based on reasoning rather than on a direct or explicit statement
Claim
Inference
Argument
Thesis
28
Though unexpressed in the actual text, meaning that may be understood by the reader; implied
Implicit
Explicit
Repetition
Main Idea
29
A playwright’s written instructions about how the actors are to move and behave in a play
Drama
Dramatic Script
Stage Direction
Director
30
A device in literature where an object represents an idea
Voice
Satire
Theme
Symbol
31
Clearly expressed or fully stated in the actual text
Implicit
Argument
Analysis
Explicit
32
An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human
Repetition
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
33
Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect
Imagery
Figurative Language
Tone
Mood
34
A literary approach that ridicules or examines human vice or weakness.
Fable
Red Herring
Allegory
Satire
35
The method an author uses to reveal characters and their various traits and personalities
Drama
Irony
Characterization
Foreshadowing
36
To give reasons through an explanation to convey and represent the meaning or understanding
Explain
Interpret
Describe
Argue
37
To make a judgment or decision based on reasoning rather than direct or implicit statement.
Analyze
Interpret
Draw Conclusion
Evaluate
38
Elements of literature that emphasize sound
Repetition
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Sound Device
39
The attitude of the author toward the audience, characters, subject or the work
Voice
Theme
Tone
Mood
40
Information aimed at positively or negatively influencing the opinions of people
Claim
Counterclaim
Propaganda
Argument
