Keystone Practice Terms

The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.

• imagery
• dialogue
• diction
• alliteration

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

• allusion
• connotation
• simile
• style

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

A word that is the opposite in meaning to another word

• antonym
• synonym
• alliteration
• prefix

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

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.

• author's purpose
• context clues
• bias
• evaluate

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

A struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions.

• conflict/problem
• drama
• dialogue
• focus

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

The attitude of the author toward the audience, characters, subject or the work itself (e.g., serious, humorous). 

• tone
• mood
• theme
• plot

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.3A

A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

• symbolism
• metaphor
• allusion
• characteristic

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

A word that is similar in meaning to another word (e.g., sorrow, grief, sadness). 

• synonym
• antonym
• homonym
• homophone

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.7.4A

To capture all of the most important parts of the original text (paragraph, story, poem), but express them in a much shorter space, and as much as possible in the reader’s own words.

• summarize
• annotate
• explanation
• note

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

This is a comparison between two unlike things.

• Imagery
• Metaphor
• Figurative Language
• Literal Language

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A