Keystone Glossary Study Guide 2

A written account of someone else's life

• Autobiography

• Novel

• Biography

• History

A person, animal, or object portrayed in a literary work

• Character

• Setting

• Plot

• Conflict

Method the author uses to reveal characters and their various traits and personalities

• Plot Development

• Setting

• Dialogue

• Characterization

The turning point in a narrative; The moment when the conflict is at its most intense

• Resolution

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Climax

Placing together objects, characters, and ideas in order to identify differences and/or similarities in literary selections

• Summarize

• Compare/Contrat

• Analyze

• Translate

A struggle or clash between opposing forces, characters, or emotions.

• Climax

• Resolution

• Rising Action

• Conflict

The range of meanings a word can have aside from its dictionary definition

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Synonym

• Antonym

Words in a text that help to rule out the meaning of an unfamiliar word

• Context Clues

• Rhyme

• Dennotation

• Synonyms

The generally accepted importance of a work representing a given culture

• Historical Significance

• Social Significance

• Cultural Significance

• Artistic Significance

Support provided to mark an assertion as reasonable

• Assertion

• Defense

• Context Clues

• Bias