Keystone Vocabulary 1

Front

What is a method of finding the meaning of unknown words by examining other parts of the sentence?

Back

Context clue

Front

What is a specific description that helps you experience the scene, especially important in fiction or dramatic writing?

Back

Sensory details

Front

What is the reason or determination for writing?

Back

Purpose

Front

What is an argument, struggle, or battle in a story?

Back

Conflict

Front

What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What is a comparison that does not use 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor

Front

What is the main idea or message of a story?

Back

Theme

Front

What is the time and place in which a story occurs?

Back

Setting

Front

What is the sequence of events in a story?

Back

Plot

Front

What is the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader?

Back

Mood