Keystone Vocabulary

category used to classify literary works

revealing a character's traits

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

conversations between characters/speakers in a literary work

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

facts, data, chart, graphic

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

tall - huge, ugly - grotesque, short - stout

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

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

"I had to wait forever" is an example of

How does a person defend a claim?

Pretest, nondiscrimination, antisocial

all are literary forms below except for

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

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

an author's central thought

the written text of a play

a written account of a person's life

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

plot, theme, character, setting, etc.

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

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

showing the similarities or differences of a topic

more personal point of a view of a literary work

to examine something and make a judgement

a story, actual or fictional

a person, animal, or object in a literary work

an extended speech by 1 person

what a person believes in an argument

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

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

language that can't be taken seriously 

the subtle positive or negative feelings toward a topic

flowers danced about the lawn is an example of what?

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

a genre a literature intended for the stage

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

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

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

person, animal, or thing telling a story

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

a word with an opposite meaning

part of a plot that comes after the climax

the importance of a piece of literature to a specific culture

the text structure of a story

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

ful, ous, able

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

the ant scurried as fast as the cheetah