Keystone Literature 1

the use of language to create sensory impressions.

Examine and judge carefully. To judge or determine the significance, worth or quality.

An oversimplified statement about a group based on limited information.

An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form

Groups of letters placed after a word to alter its meaning into a different kind of word

A literary approach that ridicules or examines human vice or weakness.

A tool used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the text (ex. dialogue, alliteration)

Accepted importance of a work to represent human experience regardless of time or space

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

An attempt to distract the reader with details not relevant to the argument.

An attack on a person instead of an issue.

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

A trend or pattern of shared beliefs or practices that mark an approach to literature

The author's intent either to inform, to entertain people, to persuade

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

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

To capture the important parts of the original text (paragraph, story, poem), but shorter

A form of extended metaphor in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative are symbolic

An organizational device used in literature to create expectation of later developments.

A character that symbolically embodies well-known meanings and basic human experiences

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

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

A variety of a language distinct from the standard variety in pronunciation, grammar, or vocab

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

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