Workshop 1: "Survivors"

Question 1

anguish

Answer 1

n. a strong feeling of misery or distress

Question 2

aspire

Answer 2

n. to do or be something

Question 3

circumstances

Answer 3

n. facts and conditions that affect a situation

Question 4

devoted

Answer 4

adj. giving your time to something

Question 5

drastic

Answer 5

adj. extreme and sudden

Question 6

effective

Answer 6

adj. done with skill

Question 7

intense

Answer 7

adj. very strong

Question 8

intent

Answer 8

adj. to be determined to do something

Question 9

significant

Answer 9

adj. important and meaningful

Question 10

urgent

Answer 10

adj. very important and needing to be dealt with immediately

Question 11

Keystone term: analysis

Answer 11

n. The process or result of identifying the parts of a whole and their relationships to one another.

Question 12

Keystone term: affix

Answer 12

n. One or more letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning, end, or base of a word and serving to produce a derivative word or an inflectional form (e.g., a prefix or suffix).

Question 13

Keystone term: alliteration

Answer 13

n. The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.

Question 14

Keystone term: allegory

Answer 14

n. An underlying meaning of a story that usually uses symbolism to depict a deeper meaning. It can be religious, moral, social, or political in nature.

Question 15

Keystone term: biography

Answer 15

n. A written account of another person’s life.

Question 16

Keystone term: antonym

Answer 16

n. A word that is the opposite in meaning to another word.

Question 17

Keystone term: author’s purpose

Answer 17

n. 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.

Question 18

Keystone term: argument

Answer 18

n. The position or claim the author establishes.

Question 19

Keystone term: bias

Answer 19

n. The subtle presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic.

Question 20

Keystone term: character

Answer 20

n. A person, animal or inanimate object portrayed in a literary work.

Question 21

Keystone term: characterization

Answer 21

n. The method an author uses to reveal characters and their various traits and personalities (e.g., direct, indirect).

Question 22

Keystone term: allusion

Answer 22

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