Keystone Remediation--Week 2 vocabulary quiz

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Keystone Remediation--Week 2 vocabulary quiz

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9/14/2018

Biography ---A written account of another person's life.
Character ----A person, animal or inanimate object portrayed in a literary work.
Characterization----The method an author uses to reveal characters and their various traits and personalities (e.g., direct, indirect).
Climax----The turning point in a narrative; the moment when the conflict is at its most intense. Typically, the structure of stories, novels, and plays is one of rising action, in which tension builds to the climax.
Compare/Contrast-----Place together characters, situations, or ideas to show common and/or differing features in literary selections.
Conflict/Problem ----A struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions.
Connotation ----The range of associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its dictionary meaning.
Context Clues-----Words and phrases in a sentence, paragraph, and/or whole text, which help reason out the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
Cultural Significance Defense of a Claim-----The generally accepted importance of a work representing a given culture. Support provided to mark an assertion as reasonable.