Keystone Literature Exam -- Review of Key Concepts

The time and place a story takes place

A device in literature where an object represents an idea

This is the feeling/emotion attached to a word--could be positive, neutral, or negative

The subtle presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic

A literary approach that ridicules or examines human vice or weakness to prove a point

The author's choice of words (formal, informal, poetic, direct, etc.)

When the audience knows something that certain characters do not know.

How you feel as you read a piece of literature

What is the exposition of a story?

Stopping a story to look back in the past

An exaggeration or overstatement

The narrator is not part of the story, but knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters

A reference to something the author expects you to know

The overall message of a piece of literature

The attitude of the author toward the audience, characters, subject or the work itself

When something unexpected happens

Used to influence people to believe, buy or do something; aimed at influencing others

The point of view in which the narrator is part of the story (uses words like I, we, and us)