Keystone Vocabulary Monologue-Voice

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

Elements of literature that emphasize sound.

PT- Persuades the reader, to do, think, or buy something because it is popular

Persuasive tactics used to influence people to believe, buy, or do something.

PT- An attack on a person instead of an issue

Groups of letters placed before a word to alter its meaning.

PT- States a conclusion as part of the proof of the argument.

The author's choices about language, sentence structure, voice, and tone.

PT- Makes an oversimplified statement about a group based on limited information.

A dramatic speech, revealing inner thoughts, spoken aloud by one character alone on the stage

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

The sequence in which the author arranges events in a story.

PT- Attempt to distract the reader with details not relevant to the argument.

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

The generally accepted importance or value of a work to represent human experience 

PT- Persuade the reader by using words that appeal to the reader's emotions instead of logic

A playwright's written instructions in the text of a play.

An extended speech spoken by one speaker, either to others or as if alone.

PT - Persuade the reader by using a famous person to endorse a product of idea.

The prevailing emotions or atmosphere of a work derived from literary devices.

The position of the narrator in relation to the story.

Topic of discussion/work; a major idea broad enough to cover the whole scope of literary work.

PT- Attempts to persuade the reader by repeating a message over and over again.

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

The rhyming pattern, meter, grammar, and imagery used by a poet to convey meaning.

Information aimed at positively or negatively influencing the opinions or behaviors of people

PT-Attempts to persuade the reader by showing how many people think something is true.

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

The author's method of structuring a text from beginning to end.

The fluency, rhythm, and liveliness in a text that make it unique to the author.

The portion of a story following the climax in which the conflict is resolved.

The voice used by an author to tell/narrate a story or poem.

The ordering of words in meaningful verbal patterns such as phrases, clauses, and sentences.