Question Types
Point of View
Figurative Language
Word Choice
Text Elements
100
These are the two types of questions you will find on the Keystone.
Multiple Choice and constructed response (short answer) <
100
The perspective of one character, using words like "I" and "we"
What is first person point of view?
100
Descriptive language that creates sensory impressions (the 5 senses).
What is imagery?
100
On type of figurative language that an author may use to help shape meaning and tone.
What is simile, personification, imagery, metaphor, etc.
100
This is the term for the main action in the story.
What is plot?
200
If a question is asking you to do this, you are supposed to give reasons as part of your explanation.
interpret or analyze
200
the views of multiple characters are given from an outside perspective; the narrator "knows all"
What is third person omniscient point of view?
200
Tell the difference between a metaphor and a simile.
Metaphors are direct comparisons with no linking words, while similes are comparisons with linking words such as "like," "as," or "than".
200
An author's choice of words, phrases, sentence structures, and figurative language - all of which help to create meaning and tone.
What is diction?
200
This is the problem that drives a work of fiction.
What is conflict?
300
This involves drawing a broad conclusion about a topic from a part of a text or a whole text.
What is a generalization?
300

The perspective of one character is given; the narrator uses words like "he", "she", or the character's name.

What is third person limited point of view?

300
Giving human characteristics to something nonhuman.
Personification
300
A variety of language that is different from the standard in terms of pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary.
What is dialect?
300

Give two ways an author might play with TIME in a fictional narrative.

What are foreshadowing and flashback?

400
This involves drawing a specific conclusion based on what a specific part of the text says or implies.
What is an inference?
400
The presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic.
What is bias?
400
Give an example of a reason why an author might use figurative language.
To create a certain mood, to paint a picture in the reader's mind, etc.
400
Identify TWO things that can help shape the author's dialect.
What are geographical region, ethnicity, social organization, or socioeconomic status?
400
This is the central idea about life displayed in a story or essay.
What is theme?
500
These are four reasons why an author might write a particular piece.
What is inform, teach, entertain, and persuade/convince?
500
What is the EFFECT of the first person point of view in a passage?
First person POV helps the writer make a more personal connection, helps the reader see and understand where they are coming from.
500
This is exaggeration for emphasis and effect.
Hyperbole
500
Give TWO things that often shape an author's TONE.
Any of the following: Details, Imagery, Diction, Language, or Style (DIDLS)
500
Give two elements of literature that often convey the theme of a text.
Plot, characterization, and conflict are the best answers here.
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