Keystone Literature Exam Review

Question 1

An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form.

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Personification

Question 2

An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event.

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Allusion

Question 3

The comparison of two unlike things in which no words of comparison (like or as) are used.

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Metaphor

Question 4

An extended speech spoken by one speaker, either to others or as if alone.

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Monologue

Question 5

The structure of a story. The sequence in which the author arranges events in a story.

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Plot

Question 6

The point-of-view in which the narrator is speaking directly to the reader/audience.

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Second-person

Question 7

The part of a story where the plot becomes increasingly complicated.

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Rising Action

Question 8

A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used.

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Simile

Question 9

A device used to hint at what will happen later in the story.

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Foreshadowing

Question 10

The part of a literary plot following the climax that is characterized by diminishing tensions

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Falling Action

Question 11

A story which serves as an extended metaphor. (e.g. Animal Farm = Russian Revolution.)

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Allegory

Question 12

A literary device used to present action that occurred before the present time of the story.

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Flashback

Question 13

A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

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Symbolism

Question 14

The attitude of the author toward the subject (e.g., serious, humorous).

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Tone

Question 15

Written instructions describing the setting or how the actors are to move and behave in a play.

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Stage Direction

Question 16

The point-of-view in which the narrator is a character in the story.

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First-person

Question 17

An author's choice of words, phrases, sentence lengths, and textual references make up his/her

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Style

Question 18

How an author reveals characters' traits and personalities (e.g., direct, indirect).

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Characterization

Question 19

The point-of-view in which the narrator is NOT a character.

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Second-person, Third-person

Question 20

A dramatic speech spoken aloud by one character alone on the stage.

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Soliloquy

Question 21

A recurring subject, theme, or idea in a literary work.

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Motif

Question 22

An exaggeration or overstatement (e.g., I had to wait forever.)

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Hyperbole

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