Keystone Vocabulary 1

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What is an allegory?

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A story where almost everything is a symbol, that tells a specific truth or belief.

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What is a novel?

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A fairly lengthy book of fictional detail.

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What is a motif?

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

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What is an antonym?

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A word with the OPPOSITE meaning to another word.

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What are sensory details?

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Specific descriptions that help you experience the scene, especially important in fiction or dramatic writing.

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What is a fable?

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A short story that typically features animals and conveys a moral lesson.

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What is a plot?

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The sequence of events that make up a story.

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What is a character?

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A person, animal, or figure represented in a story.

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What is denotation?

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The literal or primary meaning of a word.

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What is connotation?

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The ideas or feelings that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning.