ELA Keystone Vocab

The meaning of a word is....

• facts

• definition

• literal words

• color

What is the best definition of allusion?

• Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling

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

• An organizational device used in literature to create expectation or to set up an explanation of later developments.
  

• An exaggeration or overstatement (Ex. I had to wait forever).

“The way he looked at you from under his eyebrows, not eagerly, nor furtively, but with a self‑possessed, competent air, quite like a captain scanning a horizon from the bridge, watching the shifting crowds from one of the little stone circles anchored out in the rush of the boulevards,—a look of authority backed by a sense of unlimited power.” Which feeling is suggested by the use of the word competent?

• disdain

• hostility

• assurance

• kindness

What is the best definition of the word foreshadowing?

• An organizational device used in literature to present action that occurred before the current or present time of the story.

• An object or idea given human qualities or a human form  
  

• An organizational device used in literature to create expectation or to set up an explanation of later developments.

• A device in literature when an object or thing represents an idea.
  

What is a narrative

• Words that help connect or link ideas, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs

• The part of a narrative that introduces the setting, characters, and problem

• To make changes that correct or improve

• A story, description, or account of events

a version of something (such as a writing piece) that you make before you make the final version.

• draft

• dictionary

• plot

• text

Which word is a comparison of two unlike things using like or as?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Literary Device

Which word means a recurring subject, theme, or idea in a literary work?

• Foreshadowing

• Symbolism

• Personification

• Motif

What is the best definition of the word 'theme'?

• A) The time and place in which a story occurs

• B) The central idea or message in a literary work

• C) The sequence of events in a story

• D) The perspective from which a story is told

Which term refers to the author's attitude toward the subject?

• A) Tone

• B) Mood

• C) Style

• D) Voice