Keystone Practice Terms

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Author's Purpose

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The author's intent either to inform, entertain, or persuade the audience.

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Hyperbole

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A literary device that involves extreme exaggeration for emphasis or effect.

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Diction

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The formal term for 'word choice' in writing.

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Allusion

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

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Foreshadowing

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A literary device where one event suggests another future event.

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Context Clues

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Hints or suggestions within a text that help readers understand the meaning of unfamiliar words.

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Bias

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A tendency to favor one perspective or idea over others, often leading to a lack of objectivity.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Simile

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Personification

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A literary device that gives human characteristics to non-human entities.