Keystone Exam Terms #2

Question 1

Genre

-Genre Groups

Answer 1

A category used to classify literary works, usually by form, technique, or content.
- My favorite genre is fiction which happens to be the same genre of Huckleberry Finn.

Question 2

Generalization

- Guess

Answer 2

A conclusion drawn from specific information that is used to make a broad statement about a topic or person.
- We made a generalization that Huck Finn was a bad book because lots of people didn’t like it.

Question 3

Foreshadowing

- Omniscient 👀

Answer 3

An organized device used in literature to create expectation of later developments.
- Huck made a foreshadow that the rattle snake was going to bring me more trouble.

Question 4

Focus

- It’s on you!

Answer 4

The center of interest or attention.

- The focus was on the bag of money when the Duke and King discovered it was lost.

Question 5

Flashback

-I Remember

Answer 5

An organizational device used in literature to present action that occurred before the current time of history. Flashbacks are introduced as the dreams or recollection of one or more characters.
- Huck has flashback of being with Tom.

Question 6

Fiction

-Fantasy

Answer 6

​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.
- Two examples of authors who wright fictional novels would be Mark Twain and Pseudonymous Bosch.

Question 7

First Person

-I saw the eye go bye…

Answer 7

​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.
-The book Huckleberry Finn is written in first person.

Question 8

Figurative Language

- “Metaphors will go right over his head.”

Answer 8

​Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling
- Mark Twain used a lot of figurative language in both Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.

Question 9

Falling Action

- Losing Interset

Answer 9

The part of literary plot that is characterized by diminishing tensions and the resolution of the plot’s conflicts and complications.
-A falling action would be near the end of a book when things are returning to “normal” for example, if the good guys finally catch the bad guy but still need to stop his plan.

Question 10

Fact

- Real

Answer 10

​A piece of information provided objectively, presented as true.
- A sheep can be more colors than white.

Question 11

Exposition

- Expose

Answer 11

​A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the character and their circumstances.
- Usually the first chapter of a book will tell you who the character is, whats special about them, and other important info.

Question 12

Explicit

- No repeats please

Answer 12

Clearly expressed or fully stated in the actual text.

- In many circumstances, Mark Twain is very explicit about e way Huck feels.

Question 13

Explain

- Tell

Answer 13

To make understandable, clear, or plain.

- Jim explained to Huck how you never want to pick up a snake skin.

Question 14

Elements of Nonfiction

- Facts

Answer 14

​Traits that mark a work as reportorial, analytical, informative, or argumentative (e.g., facts, data, charts, graphics, headings).
- Biographies are made because of these elements.

Question 15

Evaluate

- Decide

Answer 15

Examine and judge carefully. To judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of something; to assess.
- Huck evaluated his friendship with Jim and decided it was worth going to hell for.

Question 16

Elements of Fiction

- Imagination

Answer 16

Traits that mark a work as imaginative or narrative discourse (e.g., plot, theme, symbol).
- The elements of fiction are mostly based off of imagination but can sometimes be based off of facts.

Question 17

Draw Conclusion

- Judge

Answer 17

​To make judgment or decision based on reasoning rather than direct or implicit statement.
- Instead of leaving three men to die on the sinking ship because of what he heard, Huck decided to send help for them and give them a chance to live.

Question 18

Dramatic Script

- Script

Answer 18

The written text of a play, which includes the dialogue between characters, stage directions, and often other expository information.
- The King and the Duke created a dramatic script for their plays.

Question 19

Drama

- Pirates of Penzance

Answer 19

​The genre of literature represented by works intended for the stage; a work to be performed by actors on stage, radio, or television; play.
-A example of a drama would be if Huck Finn was made into a play.

Question 20

Differentiate

- Differ

Answer 20

Distinguish, tell apart, and recognize differences between two or more items.
- You might have trouble differentiating identical twins.

Question 21

Diction

- Direction

Answer 21

​An author’s choice of words, phrases, sentence structures and figurative language, which combine to help create meaning and tone.
- The different dialogues in Huck Finn created a southern tone for the whole book.