Literature Keystone Practice

The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.

• imagery
• dialogue
• diction
• alliteration

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

• allusion
• connotation
• simile
• style

A word that is the opposite in meaning to another word

• antonym
• synonym
• alliteration
• prefix

The author’s intent either to inform or teach someone about something, to entertain people or to persuade or convince his/her audience to do or not do something.

• author's purpose
• context clues
• bias
• evaluate

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

• conflict/problem
• drama
• dialogue
• focus

The attitude of the author toward the audience, characters, subject or the work itself (e.g., serious, humorous). 

• tone
• mood
• theme
• plot

A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

• symbolism
• metaphor
• allusion
• characteristic

A word that is similar in meaning to another word (e.g., sorrow, grief, sadness). 

• synonym
• antonym
• homonym
• homophone

To capture all of the most important parts of the original text (paragraph, story, poem), but express them in a much shorter space, and as much as possible in the reader’s own words.

• summarize
• annotate
• explanation
• note

This is a comparison between two unlike things.

• Imagery
• Metaphor
• Figurative Language
• Literal Language