Keystone Vocabulary Review Pt. 1

Which of these terms means an implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event.

• affix

• allegory

• alliteration

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

Which one of these terms means the subtle presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic.

• bias

• author's purpose

• argument/position

• antonym

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of these terms means the turning point in a narrative; the moment when the conflict is at its most intense. Typically, the structure of stories, novels, and plays is one of rising action, in which tension builds to the climax.

• biography

• climax

• character

• characterization

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

Which term means words and phrases in a sentence, paragraph, and/or whole text, which help reason out the meaning of an unfamiliar word.

• cultural significance

• connotation

• context clues

• defense of a claim

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which term means an author’s choice of words, phrases, sentence structures, and figurative language, which combine to help create meaning and tone.

• diction

• dialogue

• dialect

• differentiate

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

Which term means the written text of a play, which includes the dialogue between characters, stage directions, and often other expository information.

• draw conclusion

• drama

• dramatic script

• elements of fiction

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which term means a piece of information provided objectively, presented as true.

• fact

• explicit

• evaluate

• first person

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which term means language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.

• explain

• exposition

• evaluate

• figurative language

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

Which term means a conclusion drawn from specific information that is used to make a broad statement about a topic or person.

• flashback

• generalization

• focus

• foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which term means an exaggeration or overstatement (e.g., I had to wait forever.)

• hyperbole

• imagery

• implicit

• genre

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D