The Ultimate Keystone Review!

stereotype

a story with a lot of obvious symbolism; characters represent abstract ideas like greed or love

information intended to positively or negatively influence large groups of people

the range of associations a word or phrase suggests in addition to its dictionary definition

the attitude of the author toward a subject

a conclusion drawn from information in a text used to make a blanket statement about a topic

a trend or pattern of shared beliefs that mark an approach to literature (Realism, Romanticism)

word order

a device at the beginning of a story that provides necessary background information

a type of propoganda--stating a conclusion as part of an argument

America is the best country because it's better than any other.

the process of identifying the parts of a whole and their relationship to one another

the repetition of vowel sounds

the fluency, rhythm, and liveliness in a text that makes it unique to the author

a story

poetry, short story, novel, drama

the generally accepted importance of a work representing a given culture

support to make a thesis reasonable

a propaganda technique that acts as a distraction

a literary approach that makes fun of human vice or weakness

a character that stands for a universal type, like villain, hero, or helper

one of many tools an author uses to enliven and provide voice to a text

an implied reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event

to give reasons through an explanation to show understanding of a text

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

Shakespeare, the Bible, Aesop's fables

text that includes fictional elements but reports on actual people, places, or events

Word choice

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

descriptive  or figurative language  to create sensory impressions