Keystone Lit Terms 6

The prevailing emotions or atmosphere of a work derived from literary devices such as dialogue & literary elements such as setting. Is not always what might be expected based on its subject matter.

• Mood

• Literary Nonfiction

• Literary Text

• Metaphor

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

• Mood

• Literary Nonfiction

• Literary Element

• Monologue

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

• Mood

• Motif

• Metaphor

• Literary Nonfiction

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

• Main Idea

• Mood

• Metaphor

• Motif

Text that includes literary elements and devices usually associated with fiction to report on actual persons, places or events. Nature and travel texts, biographies, memories and the essay are all examples. 

• Literary Movement

• Literary Nonfiction

• Literary Elements

• Literary Devices

A trend or pattern of shared beliefs or practices that mark an approach to literature (Realism, Natruralism, Romanticism) 

• Literary Nonfiction

• Literary Movement

• Literary Devices

• Literary Elements

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

• Literary Nonfiction

• Literary Devices

• Literary Movement

• Literary Form

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

• Literary Form

• Literary Nonfiction

• Literary Element

• Literary Movement

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

• Literary Device

• Literary Nonfiction

• Literary Element

• Literary Movement

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

• Key Words

• Main Idea

• Literary Devices

• Literary Elements