Keystone Literature Review ^ Viewing Vocabulary, Pt. III

Question 1

a piece of information provided objectively, presented as true

Answer 1

fact

Question 2

the part of a literary plot that is characterized by diminishing tensions and the resolution of the plot’s conflicts and complications

Answer 2

falling action

Question 3

any story that is the product of imagination rather than a documentation of fact; characters and events in such narratives may be based in real life but their ultimate form and configuration is a creation of the author

Answer 3

fiction

Question 4

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

Answer 4

figurative language

Question 5

the “first person” or “personal” point of view relates events as they are perceived by a single character; the narrating character may offer opinions about the action and characters that differ from those of the author

Answer 5

first person

Question 6

an organizational device used in literature to present action that occurred before current (present) time of the story

Answer 6

flashback

Question 7

the center of interest or attention

Answer 7

focus

Question 8

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

Answer 8

foreshadowing

Question 9

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

Answer 9

generalization

Question 10

a category used to classify literary works, usually by form, technique or content (e.g., prose, poetry)

Answer 10

genre

Question 11

any visual cues on a page of text that offer additional information to guide the reader’s comprehension.

typically are words or phrases in bold print that indicate a topic or the theme of a portion of text

may be photographs, drawings, maps or any other pictorial representation

condense data into a series of rows, lines or other shortened lists

Answer 11

headers, graphics, and charts

headers

graphics

charts (and graphs or tables)

Question 12

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

Answer 12

hyperbole

Question 13

descriptive or figurative language in a literary work; the use of language to create sensory impressions

Answer 13

imagery

Question 14

though unexpressed in the actual text, meaning that may be understood by the reader; implied

Answer 14

implicit

Question 15

a conclusion based on facts or circumstances; understanding gained by “reading between the lines”

Answer 15

inference