Keystone Literature Review ^ Viewing Vocabulary, Pt. IV

Question 1

nonfiction written primarily to convey factual information; comprise the majority of printed material adults read (e.g., textbooks, newspapers, reports, directions, brochures, technical manuals)

Answer 1

informational text

Question 2

to give reasons through an explanation to convey and represent the meaning or understanding of a text

Answer 2

interpret

Question 3

the use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning

Answer 3

irony

Question 4

points of information in a text that strongly support the meaning or tell the story; statements that define, describe, or otherwise provide information about the topic, theme, or main idea

specific word choices in a text that strongly support the tone, mood, or meaning of the text

Answer 4

key/supporting details

key words

Question 5

tool used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the text (e.g., dialogue, alliteration)

Answer 5

literary device

Question 6

an essential technique used in literature (e.g., characterization, setting, plot, theme)

Answer 6

literary element

Question 7

the overall structure or shape of a work that frequently follows an established design; forms may refer to a literary type (narrative, short story) or to patterns of meter, lines, and rhymes (stanza, verse)

Answer 7

literary form

Question 8

a trend or pattern of shared beliefs or practices that mark an approach to literature (e.g., Realism, Naturalism, Romanticism)

Answer 8

literary movement

Question 9

text that includes literary elements and devices usually associated with fiction to report on actual persons, places, or events (e.g. nature and travel text, biography, memoir and the essay)

Answer 9

literary nonfiction

Question 10

the author’s central thought; the chief topic of a text expressed or implied in a word or phrase

Answer 10

main idea

Question 11

the comparison of two unlike things in which no words of comparison (like or as) are used (e.g., “The speech gave me food for thought.”)

Answer 11

metaphor

Question 12

an extended speech spoken by one speaker, either to others or as if alone.

Answer 12

monologue

Question 13

the prevailing emotions or atmosphere of a work derived from literary devices such as dialogue and literary elements such as setting

Answer 13

mood

Question 14

a recurring subject, theme, or idea in a literary work

Answer 14

motif

Question 15

words that have several meanings depending upon how they are used in a sentence

Answer 15

multiple-meaning words