Keystone Glossary Review Part 1

Question 1

An organizational device used to create expectation or to set up an explanation of later events

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foreshadowing

Question 2

Traits that mark a work as imaginative or narrative discourse (e.g., plot, theme, symbol).

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elements of fiction

Question 3

A word that is the opposite in meaning to another word

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antonym

Question 4

Place together characters, situations, or ideas to show common and/or differing features

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compare/contrast

Question 5

A written account of another person's life

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biography

Question 6

Text that includes literary elements usually associated with fiction to report on actual events

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literary nonfiction

Question 7

The process or result of identifying the parts of a whole and relationships to one another

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analysis

Question 8

An organizational device used to present action that occurred before current time of the story.

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flashback

Question 9

the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about thecharacters

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exposition

Question 10

The genre of literature represented by works intended for the stage

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drama

Question 11

The method an author uses to reveal information about characters (e.g., direct, indirect)

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characterization

Question 12

An exaggeration or overstatement

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hyperbole

Question 13

A person, animal or object portrayed in a literary work; a literary element

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character

Question 14

the use of language to create sensory impressions.

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imagery

Question 15

An essential technique used in literature (e.g., characterization, setting, plot, theme)

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literary element

Question 16

The author’s central thought

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central/main idea

Question 17

Specific word choices in a text that strongly support the tone, mood, or meaning of the text

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key words

Question 18

To give reasons through an explanation to represent the meaning or understanding of a text

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interpret

Question 19

an extended metaphor where the meaning is connected to something outside the story

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allegory

Question 20

a term to describe a prefix, suffix, or root of a word

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affix

Question 21

Any visual cues on a page of text that offer additional information to aid in comprehension

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headings, graphics, and charts

Question 22

Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect

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figurative language

Question 23

The range of associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its dictionary meaning

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connotation

Question 24

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

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allusion

Question 25

Distinguish, tell apart, and recognize differences between two or more items.

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differentiate

Question 26

The overall structure or shape of a work that frequently follows an established design

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literary form

Question 27

The prevailing emotions of a work based on the author's specific word choices

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mood

Question 28

Tool used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the text (e.g., dialogue, alliteration)

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literary device

Question 29

Though unexpressed in the actual text, meaning that may be understood by the reader; implied

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implicit

Question 30

To judge or determine the significance, worth or quality of something; to assess

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evaluate

Question 31

A category used to classify literary works (prose, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, drama)

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genre

Question 32

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

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falling action

Question 33

Any story that is the product of imagination rather than a documentation of fact.

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fiction

Question 34

A judgment based on reasoning rather than on an explicit statement; "reading between the lines"

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inference

Question 35

An author’s choice of words, phrases, sentence structures and figurative language

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diction

Question 36

Points of information in a text that strongly support the meaning or tell the story.

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key/supporting details

Question 37

A variety of a language distinct from the standard variety in pronunciation or vocabulary.

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dialect

Question 38

The turning point in a narrative

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climax

Question 39

Words and phrases which help reason out the meaning of an unfamiliarword

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context clues

Question 40

conversation between characters or speakers in a literary work; a literary device

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dialogue

Question 41

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

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metaphor

Question 42

An extended speech spoken by one speaker, either to others or as if alone (in a drama)

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monologue

Question 43

Clearly expressed or fully stated in the actual text.

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explicit

Question 44

A struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions

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conflict

Question 45

The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words

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alliteration

Question 46

A conclusion drawn from specific information that makes a broad statement about a topic

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generalization

Question 47

Traits that mark a work as informative (e.g., facts, data, charts, graphics,headings)

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elements of nonfiction

Question 48

The presence of a positive or negative approach a person has toward a topic.

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bias

Question 49

A pattern of shared beliefs that mark a literary approach (Realism, Naturalism,Romanticism)

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literary movement

Question 50

The author’s intent either to inform someone, to entertain people, or to persuade the audience

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author's purpose

Question 51

The generally accepted importance of a work representing a given culture.

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cultural significance

Question 52

Nonfiction written primarily to convey factual information

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informational text

Question 53

A piece of information provided objectively, presented as true

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fact

Question 54

“personal” point of view relates events as they are perceived by a single character - uses "I"

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first person

Question 55

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

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irony

Keystone Glossary Review Part 1

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Keystone Glossary Review Part 1

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